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Punjab sarpanch killed by ‘pro-drugs’ group | India News – Times of India

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BATHINDA: Sukhjit Singh, a 26-year-old AAP-backed sarpanch of Chhana Gulab Singh village in Punjab‘s Barnala district, was killed Sunday night after being attacked with sharp weapons by a group of villagers allegedly supporting drug peddlers.According to Sukhjit’s father Amarjit Singh, his son had been vocal against drug abuse in the village and had refused to…

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Bureaucrats boss over sarpanches, especially women, says Supreme Court | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Supreme Court flagged the colonial mindset among bureaucrats who habitually attempt to boss over elected representatives, especially women, in grassroots democratic institutions and said they must instead encourage women’s participation and leadership in governance.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan noted with concern that this was a recurring pattern of treatment…

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