Overview

• The Amritsar hooch tragedy has claimed 27 lives, exposing systemic issues in Punjab’s liquor regulation and governance.
• Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar led a delegation to Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, demanding CBI, ED, and NCB investigations into alleged AAP–liquor mafia links.
• The BJP memorandum also called for scrutiny of the AAP’s 2022 liquor policy, modeled on Delhi’s excise framework, to identify beneficiaries of quota manipulation.
• Punjab Police have registered homicide FIRs under sections 103 and 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and made multiple arrests in connection with the tragedy.
• The State Government has announced ₹10 lakh compensation per victim’s family and promised strict action against those responsible.