Tempers ran high in Punjab's Sangrur district after the death of two-year-old Fatehvir Singh, who had fallen into a borewell shaft on June 6 and could not be saved in a rescue operation lasting over four days.
The opposition parties too upped the ante against the government, raising questions on the rescue operation.
People blocked roads in protest and raised slogans against the government, demanding action against officials for the "delay" in rescuing the child.
The district authorities had to deploy additional police force in the district to prevent any untoward incident as the tempers ran high.
Accusing the government of "negligence", the opposition said an "unprofessional" rescue operation led to the toddler's death.
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal termed the death a "daylight murder".
He tweeted, "Fatehveer: this is a daylight murder of the most inhuman & beastly kind."