Punjab Hooch Tragedy: Opposition Attacks Govt As Toxic Liquor Claims 104 Lives

by Ankush Choubey Aug 03, 2020 • 05:55 PM Views 840

The death toll in Punjab hooch tragedy rose to 104 on Sunday with 18 more people reported dead. This is the biggest tragedy of poisonous alcohol deaths in the state's history. 17 of the 18 deaths were reported from the worst-hit Tarn Taran and one from Gurdaspur's Batala. About 80 people have been killed in Tarn Taran so far, whereas in Batala and Amritsar of Gurdaspur, 12 people have lost their lives. After more than 100 deaths the opposition party, Shiromani Akali Dal, attacking the Punjab govt has demanded the resignation of CM Capt. Amarinder Singh