Chandigarh Mar 20 PTI The Bhagwant Mann-led government in Punjab has reconstituted a special investigation team probing the drugs case in which Shiromani Akali Dal SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia had been booked A minister in the SAD-BJP government Majithia was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act on December 20 last year The new SIT has been constituted under the supervision of Inspector General of Police Crime Gursharan Singh Sandhu according to an order The other members of the SIT are Assistant Inspector Generals AIGs Rahul S and Ranjit Singh Dhillon Deputy Superintendents of Police DSPs Raghbir Singh and Amarpreet Singh it said Earlier the SIT formed by the Charanjit Singh-led government was headed by AIG Balraj Singh Majithia 46 was booked under the NDPS Act on the basis of a 2018 probe report by Additional Director General of Police Harpreet Singh Sidhu into a drug racket in the state The 49-page FIR was registered by the state Crime Branch at its Mohali police station last year Majithia is the brother-in-law of SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal and brother of former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal PTI CHS VSD CK

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 10 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has bagged a historic win in Punjab Assembly polls by winning a three-fourth majority with 92 seats, maximum in over four decades.

Chandigarh Feb 24 PTI Shiromani Akali Dal SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia was on Thursday remanded to judicial custody after he surrendered before a court in Mohali in connection with a drugs case complying with the directions of the Supreme Court The trial court in Mohali remanded Majithia to two weeks judicial custody However the Akali leader moved a plea for regular bail which will be taken up before the court on Friday His bail application will be heard tomorrow one of Majithias counsels Arshdeep Singh Kler said The Special Investigation Team SIT probing the case questioned Majithia for nearly 90 minutes in the court complex Speaking to reporters outside before entering the court premises in the morning Majithia said As per orders of the Honble Supreme Court I have appeared before the Mohali court The apex court had recently directed the Punjab Police to not arrest the former Punjab minister till February 23 in a drugs case so he can undertake electioneering in the state A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli had however directed Majithia to surrender before a trial court after the Punjab assembly polls on February 20 It had also directed the trial court to hear and expeditiously decide Majithias regular bail plea after his surrender in the case The pre-arrest bail plea of Majithia who was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act on December 20 last year was dismissed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on January 24 An appeal had been filed in the apex court Majithia who is the SAD MLA and brother-in-law of SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and brother of former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal contested the February 20 polls from the Amritsar East constituency from where Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu is seeking re-election The results will be announced on March 10 PTI SUN VSD AQS AQS

Mohali (Punjab) [India], February 24 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia on Thursday was sent to judicial custody till March 8 by Mohali court.

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], February 20 (ANI): Amid voting for Assembly elections, Shiromani Akali Dal candidate from Amritsar East constituency, Bikram Singh Majithia, on Sunday hit out at his opponent and state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and said that people will reject his hate politics and arrogance adding that he will defeat the Congress leader.

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], February 3 (ANI): After former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar said that Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi should be given time to continue working as the CM face of Congress in upcoming state Assembly polls, state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said that it not in his or Jakhar's hands to decide as to who will be the CM face of the party in the state.

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], January 29 (ANI): Punjab Congress chief and party's candidate from Amritsar East, Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday filed his nomination for the state Assembly elections.

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], January 28 (ANI): Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Friday arrived at the sub district magistrate's office to file his nomination from Amritsar East assembly seat for the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections.

New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Punjab government not to take any coercive action against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia till January 31 after he approached the top court for anticipatory bail.

Chandigarh Jan 26 PTI Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Wednesday accused the Punjabs Congress government of the bid to prevent him from contesting the Assembly polls and alleged that his residence was raided by the state police Majithia appealed to the Election Commission to hold the Congress government accountable for violating High Court directives conducting raids on his residence and harassing his family members The SAD leader who was booked in a drug case recently said this on a day his party announced his candidature from Amritsar East the constituency from where state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu will be contesting the Assembly polls The Punjab and Haryana High Court had dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Majithia However the court granted a three-day protection from arrest to Majithia for approaching the Supreme Court to challenge its order Attempts are being made to prevent me from contesting the Assembly elections and this is why police force was pressed into service to raid my residence Majithia said here Majithia said his legal team was also considering moving a contempt petition against the Congress government functionaries for allegedly violating court directions as well as harassing his family members He said this was done despite the fact that his family members were Covid positive I want to ask BOI bureau of investigation Director B Chandra Shekhar whether he was under pressure from the DGP or my relative Harpreet Sidhu who has an axe to grind against me he alleged The former Punjab minister was booked under the NDPS Act on the basis of a 2018 report of a probe into a drugs racket operating in the state The report was filed by anti-drug special task force STF chief Harpreet Singh Sidhu in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2018 PTI CHS VSD RDK RDK