Reacting on two recent suicides of police officials, including IPS Y Puran Kumar and ASI Sandeep Lathar, the Union Minister for Power, Housing and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal Khattar, described the incidents as “extremely unfortunate”, saying that “two families have lost responsible citizens”.

He expressed concern over some people attempting to politicise these incidents, saying, “Politics should not be done over such sensitive matters — this is my humble appeal.” He also cautioned against giving the issue a caste-based colour, clarifying that “if there is one common factor to discuss, it is corruption.”

Khattar was in the city on Saturday. Earlier, he met sanitation workers at the PWD Rest House and people of his constituency to listen to their issues. He extended Diwali wishes to them.

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