MANSA: Sensing a big gathering at Mansa to vent their ire against the state government, the police put up heavy barricading on main Barnala-Mansa and some others roads on Wednesday. Loading tippers and trucks have been parked on the sides if the road to block the roads if needed. It has been learnt that a heavy police force has been requisitioned and deployed at Mansa and on the way.Those travelling on the road are being stopped and asked for the purpose of travelling on the road. The buses are also not plying as a number of passengers at Handiaya Chowk told this reporter that they waiting for the buses for a long time and no bus has arrived in long time.After the killing of anti-drug activist Parwinder Singh Jhota at Mansa on Tuesday, a large number of activists assembled at Mansa and called upon Punjab residents to reach the town and gave a call for Punjab bandh on October 15.Sensing a large mobilisation, the police is learnt to have made preventive measures.The similar blockades were put by the police after Gulzar Singh, the father of a drug addict son, had ended life by consuming poisonous substance at Toor Banzara village in Sangrur on September 7. The senior functionaries of BJP including state president Kewal Singh Dhillon had to walk a long distance to reach Gulzar Singh residence. Similarly, the functionaries of Congress including state president Pargat Singh had announced to reach Mansa today.In the meanwhile, the police have arrested main accused Ashwani Kumar from Salasar in Rajasthan.
