Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann lied that gangster Goldy Brar has been detained by US agencies, said Shiromani Akali Dal General Secretary Bikram Singh Majithia.

Chandigarh [India], August 10 (ANI): Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Bikram Singh Majithia in connection with a case registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in December 2021.

New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea filed by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia seeking quashing of cases registered against him by the Punjab Police under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday posted for hearing on April 26 a plea filed by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia seeking quashing of cases registered against him by the Punjab Police under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

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 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.

New Delhi Jan 31 PTI In a relief to SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia the Supreme Court Monday directed Punjab Police not to arrest him till February 23 in a drugs case so he can undertake electioneering saying we are a democracy where politicians be permitted to file nominations and it should not get the impression that motivated cases are filedFlagging the sudden spurt in criminal cases against political opponents just before the assembly polls a bench headed by Chief Justices N V Ramana asked senior advocate P Chidambaram appearing for the Punjab government to advise the authorities to ensure that it does not get the impression that the state is acting against political rivals with vindictivenessWhile protecting Majithia against coercive measures the bench also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli directed him to surrender after the Punjab assembly polls scheduled on February 20 before a trial court which would be at liberty to hear and expeditiously decide his regular bail pleaHeard the counsel Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of this case for the present we are protecting the petitioner from arrest till February 23 On February 23 the petitioner has to surrender before the concerned trial court and apply for regular bail The trial court will be at liberty to consider the bail plea expeditiously in accordance with law the bench said in its orderDuring the hearing the bench said that it was not against the police action against the drug racket but wondered about the sudden surge in FIRs against political opponents in the stateI want to ask one more question about the conduct of the police Today morning one more similar case came up before us We are sorry to say It was with reference to another MLA According to them they police have fabricated an FIR and at the last minute they are going to prevent him from filing the nomination I dont knowWe are sorry to mention these things We are in a democracy and at least allow them to file the nominations in elections Suddenly these criminal cases are coming out Just before the elections everybody has some reasons to believe that there was some motive This is all We are not asking your state police to hold their hands and not to control the drug mafia You are at liberty to do this the bench saidChidambaram said he acknowledged that there had been political actions in the pastBut this Majithia case is not a political action and this is a case which is monitored continuously by the high court On 21st February let him surrender Give us three days custody he saidWe are not interfering with anything and we want you to allow him to contest the bench said adding Once again I am requesting you that please advise your State that this impression should not get us that this is something motivated and all that Tomorrow another similar matter is coming up Please get instructions Chidambaram said political vendetta is sometimes unleashed on opponents but the present case has a long history and has been monitored by the high courtIn another case I will certainly convey to my government that it should not take any politically vindictive action he saidAt the outset senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for Majithia said that it was a classical case of political vendetta as the FIR was registered on December 20 2021 on the directions of the Acting DGP with respect to offences of the time period 2004-2015When Majithia appeared for questioning he was told by police to produce his wedding album and asked ridiculous questions such as why his wife had not taken his surnameOn the other hand Chidambaram referred to monitoring by the high court and attributed the delayed action to change in governmentsThe wedding albums were sought to ascertain if other accused in the case had attended the wedding of Majithia he saidThere were statements recorded that there were money transactions Majithia mediated money transactions for elections Some accused are in India We have to confront Majithia with these statements Chidambaram saidOn January 27 the apex court had orally asked the Punjab government not to take any coercive step against Majithia till January 31The 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 has been filed in the apex courtThe high court on January 10 had granted interim protection to Majithia from the arrest in the matter while directing him to join the investigation on January 12It had also imposed some conditions including not leaving the country on the Akali leaderThe high court had extended the interim protection on January 18Majithia 46 had moved the high court seeking anticipatory bail after his plea was rejected by a Mohali court on December 24Majithia is the brother-in-law of SAD leader Sukhbir Badal and the brother of former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur BadalThe 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 stateThe report was filed by the anti-drug special task force STF chief Harpreet Singh Sidhu in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2018The 49-page FIR in the matter was registered by the state Crime Branch at its Mohali police stationMajithia was booked under sections 25 punishment for allowing ones premises for its use for the commission of an offence 27A for financing sale purchase production manufacture possession transportation use or consumption import and export or any act pertaining to narcotics and 29 abetting or plotting an offence of the NDPS ActIn his bail plea the SAD leader had submitted that the Congress government in Punjab had left no stone unturned to misuse its powers and position for wreaking vengeance upon its political opponents PTI SJK SA

New Delhi Jan 31 PTI The Supreme Court on Monday directed Punjab Police to not arrest SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia till February 23 in a drugs case so he can undertake electioneering in the stateA bench comprising Chief Justices N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and Hima Kohli however directed Majithia to surrender before a trial court after the Punjab assembly polls scheduled on February 20It also directed the trial court to hear and expeditiously decide Majithias regular bail plea after his surrender in the caseThe 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 has been filed in the apex court PTI SJK MIN MIN

Chandigarh Jan 29 PTI Days after the AAP government was accused of obstructing the release of 1993 Delhi bomb blast convict Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday accused the SAD of doing dirty politics over the issueFormer Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal had recently sought the immediate release of Bhullar in the larger interest of consolidating peace and communal harmony in PunjabBhullar was convicted in connection with the killing of nine people and injuring of 31 in the blast He was awarded the death penalty by a designated TADA court in August 2001 but his capital punishment was commuted to life sentence by the Supreme Court in 2014Badal had urged Kejriwal not to allow a communal bias or political or electoral opportunism to dictate his decision and refusal to grant immediate clearance for Bhullars releaseAsked about allegations levelled by the SAD over the issue Kejriwal who is also the AAP national convenor said It is a sensitive issue and the SAD is doing dirty politics over it We strongly condemn it The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee the apex religious body of the Sikhs had slammed the AAP dispensation for its negative attitude towards Bhullars release and demanded intervention of the Government of India in the matterPunjab goes to polls on February 20 and the SAD has been targeting the AAP over the issueExplaining the entire process Kejriwal told reporters in Jalandhar Delhi is not a full state and law and order and the police come under the Centre -- under the Lieutenant Governor A sentence review board comprising judge police officers secretaries and other members deliberates on the issue of remission of sentence release et Cetra and arrives at a decision I dont have any role in this After a recommendation is arrived at the file goes to the L-G who has to make a final decision the Delhi chief minister saidWhen I came to know about this Bhullar issue I told the home secretary that a meeting of this board be convened at the earliest and whatever be the decision of the board will be put up before the L-G Kejriwal saidThe SAD had recently said a party delegation would meet President Ram Nath Kovind to seek immediate and effective personal intervention to secure the release of BhullarThe Centre in September 2019 had recommended special remission to eight Sikh prisoners including Bhullar to mark the 500th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev It has been alleged by some Sikh bodies that the AAP government in Delhi has not given its clearance for the release of BhullarOn Saturday while interacting with reporters Kejriwal was asked about the Congress targeting him for tendering an apology to SAD leader Bikram Singh MajithiaHe countered saying what had stopped them the Congress from arresting the SAD leader when a lower court in Mohali had earlier dismissed his anticipatory bail in the caseNotably Kejriwal had tendered an apology three years ago for having levelled unfounded allegations of involvement in the drugs trade against Majithia who then withdrew a court case against the AAP leaderHowever in December last year Majithia was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act based on a 2018 report of a probe into a drug racket in the stateAn FIR has been registered and law will take its course Kejriwal said on SaturdayOn one hand there are parties which are only doing dirty politics corruption and trading barbs On the other hand there is an honest party the AAP which has come out with a clear agenda for Punjabs development and futureWe dont do corruption we dont trade barbs or do dirty politics We know how to work and we have shown that in Delhi Kejriwal saidThe Congress ruled Punjab for 26 years and the Badals for 19 years People are fed up with them he claimedIf the AAP comes to power will implement a ten-point guarantee to improve Punjabs cities the partys national convener promised The guarantees include cleanliness garbage disposal and solid waste management doorstep delivery of services all power cables to be laid underground hospitals and government schools will be improved round-the-clock supply of power and drinking waterKejriwal assured traders that no new tax will be imposed for the next five years CCTV cameras will be installed to curb crime and all markets in cities will be developed PTI SUN VSD NSD