Bathinda: Punjab Congress-in charge Sachin Pilot and state Congress president Pargat Singh on Friday evening met the family of Harjinder Singh Mela, who was shot dead by gangsters outside his shop at Bathinda three years ago.On Saturday, the senior Congress leaders met the family of the Parminder Singh ‘Vicky’ in Moga. Parminder Singh, who was engaged in the jewellery business, was brutally murdered during a robbery in broad daylight in a crowded market in June 2023.Expressing solidarity with the bereaved families, they said that nothing could compensate for the loss of the families. They expressed hope that the families would receive justice soon and that the culprits would be awarded strict punishment in accordance with the law.The Congress leaders said that serious questions were being raised about law and order under the Aam Aadmi Party govt in Punjab. Sharing the grief of families affected by gangsterism, Sachin Pilot said Congress MPs in Delhi and Congress leaders across Punjab would turn the issue into a sustained campaign, taking it to every household and every village.He said the time had come to put an end to the atmosphere of fear prevailing in Punjab. Senior Congress leader Vijay Inder Singla and other Congress leaders were also present.
