# Amit Shah meets families of anti-drug campaigners killed in Punjab; targets AAP on open drug trade

- Published: 2026-10-20T12:00:01.599Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T08:30:23.978Z
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- Topics: Conflict, war and peace, Economy, business and finance, Politics, Science and technology
- Involves: 18-year-old record, 34 California nonprofits, AAP, Aam Aadmi Party, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party government, Amit Shah, Anti-Drug Task Force, Anti-drug activist, Ashwani Kumar, Assembly elections, BJP

## How it developed

- 2026-10-20T12:00:01.599Z - Times of India: [Amit Shah meets families of anti-drug campaigners killed in Punjab; targets AAP on open drug trade](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/amit-shah-meets-families-of-anti-drug-campaigners-killed-in-punjab-targets-aap-on-open-drug-trade/articleshow/135069001.cms)
- 2026-10-20T14:00:02.400Z - Times of India: [Evening news wrap: Rubio calls India a refining superpower; Kharge to raise SIR, delimitation concerns with PM Modi & more](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/evening-news-wrap-rubio-calls-india-a-refining-superpower-kharge-to-raise-sir-delimitation-concerns-with-pm-modi-more/articleshow/135070304.cms)
- 2026-10-20T19:35:17.068Z - ThePrint: [Never felt so deeply saddened in life: Amit Shah after meeting kin of drug menace victims in Punjab](https://theprint.in/india/never-felt-so-deeply-saddened-in-life-amit-shah-after-meeting-kin-of-drug-menace-victims-in-punjab/3077172/)
- 2026-10-20T18:30:27.357Z - Hindustan Times: [Punjab activist Jhota's kin refuse to cremate him; Amit Shah vows ‘drug-free’ state after meeting family](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/punjab-activist-jhotas-kin-refuse-to-cremate-him-amit-shah-vows-drug-free-state-after-meeting-family-101792515841375.html)
- 2026-10-21T03:01:23.069Z - Times of India: [Jhota murder case: CBI registers FIR in murder of anti-drug activist, team reaches Punjab](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jhota-murder-case-cbi-registers-fir-in-murder-of-anti-drug-activist-team-reaches-punjab/articleshow/135080265.cms)
- 2026-10-21T05:00:18.420Z - Hindustan Times: [Amit Shah targets AAP govt, seeks transfer of Punjab anti-drug activists' death cases to CBI](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amit-shah-drug-use-parvinder-singh-jhota-activist-punjab-polls-bhagwant-mann-aap-cbi-probe-101792554418534.html)
- 2026-10-21T07:00:19.067Z - Hindustan Times: [CBI team in Punjab’s Mansa to take over probe into anti-drug activist Jhota’s murder](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cbi-team-in-punjab-s-mansa-to-take-over-probe-into-anti-drug-activist-jhota-s-murder-101792564192198.html)
- 2026-10-21T08:30:23.978Z - Scroll: [Punjab: CBI takes over probe into killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota](https://scroll.in/latest/1096549/punjab-cbi-takes-over-probe-into-killing-of-anti-drug-activist-parvinder-singh-jhota)
- 2026-10-21T08:30:19.269Z - BBC Punjabi: [ਪਰਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਝੋਟਾ ਕਤਲ ਮਾਮਲਾ: ਸੀਬੀਆਈ ਨੇ ਦਰਜ ਕੀਤੀ ਐੱਫਆਈਆਰ, ਪੀਜੀਆਈ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੋਸਟਮਾਰਟਮ ਕਰਾਉਣ ਨੂੰ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਕੀ ਛਿੜੀ ਚਰਚਾ - BBC News ਪੰਜਾਬੀ](https://www.bbc.com/punjabi/articles/ckz7xp3q3nwqo)

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