Chandigarh, June 24 (IANS) Amid a row over a viral video clip allegedly linked to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Wednesday called him a “liar” and “alcoholic”, while questioning his “disgusting actions”.The controversy intensified following allegations that a forensic report connected to the video had been fabricated.Speaking to IANS, Bikram Singh Majithia said: “The Chief Minister is shameless, a liar, and an alcoholic person. And …
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Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Saturday alleged that the Punjab Police violated court directions and acted under political pressure when he appeared at a police station in connection with a case related to party worker Jobanpreet Singh. Majithia said he had informed the authorities in advance and arrived at the Majitha police station in compliance with court orders to join the investigation. However, he claimed the police did not allow anyone, incl…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders strongly criticised the government after Punjab Police conducted a raid at the Amritsar residence of its senior leader Bikram Singh Majithia after a major clash, alleging that the action was politically-motivated and part of a broader campaign to target the Opposition.The raid was carried out at Majithia’s Green Avenue residence following a major political standoff and clash at a local police station.After the confrontation, Amritsar P…
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) A CBI team has raided the Punjab Vigilance Bureau office in Mohali, near here, and detained its Director S.S. Chauhan’s reader over bribery charges of Rs 25 lakh. The raid, which began late Monday evening, is still on, and the Vigilance office has been sealed.Sources said the CBI first raided a five-star hotel in Chandigarh where Inspector O.P. Rana, reader to the vigilance chief, along with “middleman” Raghav Goel, were striking a deal with a complainant. The Rs …
Chandigarh, May 11 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Monday demanded an Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe against Punjab Aam Aadmi Party legislator Ashok Kumar Pappi Prashar for alleged large scale corruption, including money laundering by using the account of his personal assistant. The SAD leader told the media here that Ludhiana (Central) MLA Prashar used his personal assistant Nikhil Sabharwal as a front man to collect Rs 1.10 crore from 87 people who were to …
Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Sanjeev Arora, one of the powerful Cabinet ministers in the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government, from his official residence in Sector 2 here. The action came after the ED carried out extensive search operations on Sanjeev Arora’s residences and offices under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002. However, there is no official statement from the ED on his arrest.Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram …
Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted searches at four premises linked to Punjab Industry Minister Sanjeev Arora and his associates under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002.This is the third raid in a year. In April, the ED had raided Arora’s locations for the second time. According to officials, the searches are being carried out in Chandigarh and the Delhi-NCR region.The premises being searched include the official residence allott…
Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday demanded an independent probe into the manner in which confidants of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s OSD had collected money from builders, besides running illegal sand mining and liquor rackets. Former Cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia said the manner in which the confidants of the Chief Minister’s OSD, Rajbir Ghuman, had thrown bagful of money in the air after their ninth-floor apartment was raided by the Enforce…
Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s raids at multiple locations linked to builders and associates in Mohali and Chandigarh on Thursday triggered a fresh political storm in Punjab, with Leader of Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of running a “massive corruption network” in the state.The ED conducted searches at around 12 locations linked to the Suntec City project an…
Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) The Opposition in Punjab on Wednesday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government as two back-to-back blasts rocked the state within three hours, first in Jalandhar and then Amritsar, alleging a collapse of law and order. However, no casualty has been reported. Sources said a team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is heading to Jalandhar and Amritsar to gather more information about the incident and assist the police in the investigation.Shiromani Akali Dal (…