Mahilpur, July 14- A special meeting was held at Garhshankar under the leadership of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee member Pankaj Kirpal Advocate. During the meeting, concern was expressed over the continuously increasing gangsterism in Punjab. Speaking on the occasion, Pankaj Kirpal said that gangsters are demanding ransom from Hindu traders every day in Punjab. 
He said that Hindu traders are being killed after receiving the ransom. He said that Hindu traders are being targeted under a well-planned conspiracy. He said that illegal weapons are continuously increasing in Punjab. He said that in the last two years, 18 murders have taken place in Garhshankar sub-division, which is a serious issue. 
On this occasion, various speakers while speaking demanded that Hindus be declared a minority community in Punjab, that the government provide financial assistance to Hindu temples and that compensation be given to the families of 35,000 innocent people killed during terrorism. 
On this occasion, Chetan Kumar, Pankaj Shourie, Rajesh Gupta, Inderjit Gogna, Balram Nayyar, Satish Soni, Pannav Kirpal, Dr. Soni Kumar, Surinder Rana, Jaydev Rana, Ashwini Sheela, Amarjit, Pawan Kumar, Raja etc. were present.