“In view of the above, I strongly urge the formation of a high-level committee under the supervision of a sitting High Court judge. This committee must investigate the number of drug- and liquor-related deaths over the years and dismantle this dangerous network,”he demanded.Aujla added that the situation in Amritsar is very serious and urged the central government to send a high-level delegation, led by a Supreme Court judge, to investigate the manufacture and supply of drugs and spurious liquor in Amritsar and other parts of Punjab, and to identify those behind these nefarious activities.According to Aujla, this becomes important as what is shocking is that the area where spurious liquor was sold and deaths took place was just 200 meters away from the police station. This points to a tacit support from the police for such illegal trade, this needs to be investigated.“The high-level inquiry by a sitting judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to investigate this tragedy should also fix responsibility for the deaths. The spurious liquor business has been ongoing for years, and it is surprising that police, STF, ATF, and other intelligence agencies, who monitor every bit of information, could not detect how such a large quantity of ethanol is entering Punjab and how it is being used. This, too, should also be investigated. The investigations should expose the actual ‘big fish’ behind the overpricing of liquor in Punjab,” Aujla said.
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