Chandigarh, March 29 A local Congress leader was killed after he was attacked with an axe by two unidentified men on Sunday evening in Ludhiana district, Punjab, police said.
Parminder Tiwari, the block president of the Congress from Machhiwara, had provided rental accommodation for migrant workers.
Two unidentified men on a motorcycle attacked Tiwari while he was sitting in a chair. He suffered severe head injuries, according to SHO of the Kum Kalan police station in Ludhiana, Paramdeep Singh.
He was rushed to a hospital, but succumbed to his injuries, the SHO said.
"A case has been registered, and further investigations are ongoing. Efforts are being made to apprehend the perpetrators. The motive for the crime is under investigation," the SHO told
Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring criticized the Bhagwant Mann government over the incident, alleging that the law and order situation in Punjab continues to deteriorate.
"I am deeply shocked and saddened by the daylight murder of our Block President from Machiwara Sahib, Parminder Tiwari. He was a hardworking and integral part of the @INCPunjab family, and his loss is deeply felt. My heartfelt condolences to his family in this hour of grief," Warring said in a post on X.
"The law and order situation in Punjab continues to deteriorate, yet the @AAPPunjab government remains inactive," he said.
Leader of the Opposition in Punjab, Partap Singh Bajwa, said, "The cold-blooded assassination of our Block President Parminder Tiwari in broad daylight at Machiwara Sahib is not just murder, it is a damning indictment of Punjab's descent into lawlessness."
"A dedicated Congress worker who gave his life to public service has been killed while @BhagwantMann's government sits in shameful silence. My deepest condolences to his family, who have lost not just a loved one," Bajwa said in a post on X.