SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia says govt not probing Amritpal Singh in murder case
Chandigarh:
Shiromani Akali Dal
(SAD) functionary
Bikram Singh Majithia
on Monday accused AAP govt in Punjab of "not acting" against
Waris Punjab De
chief and Khadoor Sahib MP
Amritpal Singh
"in the Gurpreet Hari Nau murder case or even the UAPA case involving planning of
political assassinations
".
Addressing a press conference, Majithia said AAP govt had, in fact, helped Amritpal by extending his NSA detention. "Similarly, no attempt is being made to probe a Rs 22-crore dacoity committed by Jaipal Bhullar, in which Amritpal claimed he had a hand," added Majithia.
He stated that Amritpal was also not being questioned about his link with gangsters.
Earlier in the day, responding to a question on a purported viral audio linking Amritpal with slain gangster Jaipal Bhullar, Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said, "I am very keen to comment on it, but it is a quasi-judicial matter where every accused has rights. "I cannot jeopardise the rights of an accused," he said.
Majithia also released a purported video of Amritpal's brother claiming he was "partaking drugs" and asserted that "Amritpal had only put up an anti-drug façade, but was actually involved in drug smuggling besides being closely associated with gangsters".
Majithia also showed another video of Amritpal's father, Tarsem Singh, claiming drugs had been planted on his son Harpreet. "This video makes it clear that Harpreet is a habitual drug offender and that his father Tarsem was lying to protect him despite being a baptised Sikh," said Majithia.
The SAD leader said, "Whatever I said has been substantiated by Sukhpreet Hair Nau, whose brother Gurpreet Hari Nau was murdered at Amritpal's behest. Police investigation also revealed that two drug addicts – Anmolpreet and Navjot Neeta, who murdered Gurpreet, were linked with gangsters Arsh Dalla and Lawrence Bishnoi. This means Amritpal is also in league with gangsters."
Majithia also released a video which purportedly showed Punjab State Mandi Board engineer-in-chief Jatinder Singh Bhangoo leading Amritpal out of the gurdwara in Moga where he surrendered to the police. "While this proves Bhangoo's hand in sheltering Amritpal when he went underground after the Ajnala incident, the Punjab Police is yet to take any action in the case. Instead of taking any action, chief minister Bhagwant Mann shared the stage with Bhangu at an official event recently," Majithia added.
Amritpal group's spokesperson slams claim
Imaan Singh Khara, the chief spokesperson and legal advisor of Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) headed by Amritpal Singh, hit back at Majithia and said, "Majithia is levelling false allegations against Bhai Amritpal Singh since his public support has eroded. By falsely accusing Bhai Amritpal Singh, he is trying to regain his lost security cover and maintain a façade of influence among the people." Khara, who held a press conference in Chandigarh on Saturday, dismissed the purported call recording of Amritpal released earlier by Majithia as "AI-generated", a claim mocked by Majithia on Monday.
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