Debate With Arnab: Punjab AAP Leaders In Dock After Gulzar Singh’s Suicide Protesting Drugs | Full Debate

In a shocking and tragic incident that has sparked massive political outrage across Punjab, a 47-year-old daily wager, Gulzar Singh, died by suicide after allegedly facing severe intimidation from local political leaders. Singh's "crime" was publicly questioning Punjab's Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema about the rampant open sale of "chitta" (synthetic heroin) in his village of Toor Banjara, Dirba constituency, while expressing deep anguish over his own son's severe drug addiction.

According to his family's statements, instead of receiving government assistance, Gulzar was allegedly threatened by members of the local village panchayat and pressured to issue a public apology for confronting the AAP minister. Driven to despair by the harassment, he consumed poison and later passed away at a hospital in Ludhiana. The tragic death has completely blown the lid off the Bhagwant Mann government's much-touted "War Against Drugs," drawing fierce and united condemnation from the opposition. Congress leaders like Sukhpal Singh Khaira, the Shiromani Akali Dal's Bikram Singh Majithia, and BJP's Ravneet Singh Bittu have launched a scathing attack on the state government, demanding immediate accountability. Furthermore, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the matter, issuing strict notices to top Punjab officials over this blatant violation of human rights. While the police have registered an FIR for abetment to suicide against the village sarpanch and four others, the political heat continues to rise.

Tonight on The Debate, Arnab Goswami aggressively confronts the Aam Aadmi Party's representatives over the horrific fate of a common man who dared to speak the truth about Punjab's deadly drug crisis. Why was a distressed father allegedly bullied to death for exposing the ground reality? Watch the full, fiery broadcast as Arnab demands answers and justice for Gulzar Singh.