Chandigarh, March 30 A Congress leader was killed by two unidentified assailants with an axe in Ludhiana district, Punjab, police said.
Parminder Tiwari, president of the Machhiwara Congress block, had provided rental accommodation for migrant workers.
The two unidentified assailants arrived on a motorcycle and attacked Tiwari on Sunday evening while he was sitting on a chair. He sustained severe head injuries and was rushed to the hospital, but succumbed to his injuries, Station House Officer, Kum Kalan, Paramdeep Singh, told
"A case has been registered and an investigation has been launched. Efforts are underway to apprehend the accused. The motive for the crime is under investigation," Singh said.
Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring criticized the Bhagwant Mann government over the incident, alleging that the state's law and order situation continues to deteriorate.
"Deeply shocked and saddened by the daylight murder of our Block President from Machiwara Sahib, Parminder Tiwari ji. 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.
"Punjab's law and order situation continues to deteriorate, yet the @AAPPunjab government remains unresponsive," he said.
Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa said, "The cold-blooded assassination of our Block President Parminder Tiwari ji in broad daylight at Machiwara Sahib is not just murder, it's 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.
