Protests erupt in Punjab over anti-drug activist's murder; farmers demand CBI probe

Neeraj Bali Chandigarh, Oct 19 (UNI) Farmer unions and civil society organisations staged protests outside the residences of ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators and ministers across Punjab on Monday, demanding a CBI probe into the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota and accusing the Bhagwant Mann government of failing to curb drug trafficking. Acting on a call by the Insaaf Action Committee, protesters held demonstrations from noon to 3 pm, raising anti-government slogans and delivering or pasting "Lahnati Patras" (letters of condemnation) outside AAP leaders' residences. The protesters demanded justice for Jhota's family, an independent investigation and stronger…