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India Gazette
11 hours ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
Shiromani Akali Dal workers hold protest against Punjab govt over arrest of party leader Bikram aijithia
ANI 26 Jun 2025, 12:09 GMT+10 Mohali (Punjab) [India], June 26 (ANI): Punjab police on Thursday detained workers of the Shiromani Akali Dal party, who were protesting over the arrest of party leader Bikram Singh Majithia by the Vigilance Department. This comes after the Punjab Vigilance Bureau took into custody SAD leader and MLA Bikram Singh Maijthia after conducting searches at his house in Amritsar. The wife of Bikram Singh Majithia, Ganieve Kaur Majithia, said that 30 to 35 people entered their house on Wednesday without showing any warrant or document. Kaur stated that the matter is yet to be investigated. She further thanked all the SAD supporters who stood for Bikram Singh Mathithia during the raids. 'Thirty to thirty-five people entered our house. They neither showed us any warrant nor any other just stormed into our house and started checking our personal belongings. They did not speak with us. I tried speaking to the is a matter that has not even been investigated. Let's see what happens. Let the government do whatever it is happening is all before you. We have fought this fight and we will continue to of Majithia stand with us and they will continue to do so,' Kaur said. Meanwhile, Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that the Aam Aadmi government was fighting against the drug menace and action would be taken against those involved in the drug business. 'A big campaign, 'Yudh Nashe Ke Viruddh', is going on in Punjab. When the Akali Dal and the BJP were in power, when the Congress party was in power, these people sold drugs and pushed the youth of Punjab towards drugs. They worked to make the people of Punjab addicted to drugs. The Aam Aadmi Party government is fighting against this. No person is above the law. Any person who was involved in the drug business, whether small or big, will face action. We will wipe out drugs from Punjab,' Cheema said. (ANI)
The Hindu
14 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
SAD workers hold protest over arrest of party leader Bikram Maijithia
Punjab police on Thursday (June 26, 2025) detained workers of the Shiromani Akali Dal party, who were protesting over the arrest of party leader Bikram Singh Majithia by the Vigilance Department. This comes after the Punjab Vigilance Bureau took into custody SAD leader and MLA Bikram Singh Maijthia after conducting searches at his house in Amritsar. The wife of Bikram Singh Majithia, Ganieve Kaur Majithia, said that 30 to 35 people entered their house on Wednesday without showing any warrant or document. Kaur stated that the matter is yet to be investigated. She further thanked all the SAD supporters who stood for Bikram Singh Mathithia during the raids. "Thirty to thirty-five people entered our house. They neither showed us any warrant nor any other just stormed into our house and started checking our personal belongings. They did not speak with us. I tried speaking to the is a matter that has not even been investigated. Let's see what happens. Let the government do whatever it is happening is all before you. We have fought this fight and we will continue to of Majithia stand with us and they will continue to do so," Kaur said. Meanwhile, Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that the Aam Aadmi government was fighting against the drug menace and action would be taken against those involved in the drug business." A big campaign, 'Yudh Nashe Ke Viruddh', is going on in Punjab. When the Akali Dal and the BJP were in power, when the Congress party was in power, these people sold drugs and pushed the youth of Punjab towards drugs. They worked to make the people of Punjab addicted to drugs. The Aam Aadmi Party government is fighting against this. No person is above the law. Any person who was involved in the drug business, whether small or big, will face action. We will wipe out drugs from Punjab," Cheema said.
India Gazette
19 hours ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
Action will be taken against persons involved in drug business: Punjab Minister Harpal Cheema on SAD leader Majithia's custody
ANI 26 Jun 2025, 06:30 GMT+10 Chandigarh [India], June 26 (ANI): Following the raids by the Vigilance Department at the residence of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia, Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that Aam Aadmi Party government is fighting against drug menace and action will be taken against any person involved in the drug business. 'A big campaign, 'Yudh Nashe Ke Viruddh', is going on in Punjab. When the Akali Dal and the BJP were in power, when the Congress party was in power, these people sold drugs and pushed the youth of Punjab towards drugs. They worked to make the people of Punjab addicted to drugs. The Aam Aadmi Party government is fighting against this. No person is above the law. Any person who was involved in the drug business, whether small or big, will face action. We will wipe out drugs from Punjab,' Cheema said. The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday took into custody Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Bikram Singh Majithia after conducting searches at his house in Amritsar. Meanwhile, SAD MLA and wife of Bikram Singh Majithia, Ganieve Kaur Majithia said that 30 to 35 people entered their house on Wednesday without showing any warrant or document. Kaur stated that the matter is yet to be investigated. She further thanked all the SAD supporters who stood for Bikram Singh Mathithia during the raids. 'Thirty to thirty-five people entered our house. They neither showed us any warrant nor any other just stormed into our house and started checking our personal belongings. They did not speak with us. I tried speaking to the is a matter which has not even been investigated. Let's see what happens. Let the government do whatever it is happening is all before you. We have fought this fight and we will continue to of Majithia stand with us and they will continue to do so,' Kaur said. (ANI)
India Gazette
a day ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
Punjab Vigilance raids SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia's Amritsar residence, take him for questioning; AAP leaders say
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], June 25 (ANI): The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday took into custody Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Bikram Singh Majithia after conducting searches at his house in Amritsar. DCP (Investigation) Amritsar RPS Sandhu, said, 'This (raid) is by Vigilance Department.' Asked if anyone had been arrested in the raid at Majithia's house in the city's Green Avenue road, the police official said, 'Yes, they have been taken away.' Reacting to the development, Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said no person in the state is 'above the law' noting that action will be taken against those who will be involved in activities related to drugs and its business. Cheema said that previous state governments had pushed the youth of Punjab towards drugs. 'A big campaign, 'Yudh Nashe Ke Viruddh', is going on in Punjab. When the Akali Dal and the BJP were in power, when the Congress party was in power, these people sold drugs and pushed the youth of Punjab towards drugs. They worked to make the people of Punjab addicted to drugs. The Aam Aadmi Party government is fighting against this. No person is above the law. Any person who was involved in the drug business, whether small or big, action will be taken against him', Cheema told ANI. Meanwhile, SAD MLA and wife of Bikram Singh Majithia, Ganieve Kaur Majithia said that 30 to 35 people entered their house on Wednesday without showing any warrant or document. Kaur stated that the matter is yet to be investigated. She further thanked all the SAD supporters who stood for Bikram Singh Mathithia during the raids. 'Thirty to thirty-five people entered our house. They neither showed us any warrant nor any other just stormed into our house and started checking our personal belongings. They did not speak with us. I tried speaking to the is a matter which has not even been investigated. Let's see what happens. Let the government do whatever it is happening is all before you. We have fought this fight and we will continue to of Majithia stand with us and they will continue to do so. We thank them,' Kaur told reporters. In Chandigarh, Arshdeep Singh Kler who is SAD spokesperson and lawyer of Bikram Singh Majithia said, 'All of you know how the AAP government uses machinery against their political rivals. This morning, the residence of Bikram Singh Majithia in Amritsar was raided by a team of Vigilance Department. Majithia and his family were present there. Here in Sector 4 (Chandigarh), the residence of MLA Ganieve Kaur Majithia is located. 'Chandigarh Police personnel, SSP Vigilance Mohali and 15 others are inside. They do not even have a search warrant for this Vigilance says that FIR has already been registered. So, they can go clears the intentions of the Government of Bhagwant will take the legal route. We will present this before Court. One thing is very clear, they had been levelling drug allegations against Bikram Singh Majithia for years. But to this day, they do not have any evidence. They lost the case in Supreme if they think they can suppress the truth through false cases like this, they won't be able to do it,' Kler said. Earlier, Punjab minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that raids were conducted by the vigilance departments at nine places in Amritsar and 25 places in Punjab which included the residence of SAD leader Majithia. Dhaliwal further slammed the previous Congress government led by Captain Amarinder Singh and stated that he should have put drug smugglers in jail but nothing such happened. 'Today, our police and vigilance raided nine places in Amritsar and 25 places in Punjab, including Bikram Singh Majithia. This drug issue started during the time of the Akali Dal and the BJP government. During their government, many drug smugglers were caught who gave statements against Bikram Singh Majithia, but they did not take any action. When Captain Amarinder Singh came, he said he would put the drug smugglers behind bars, but nothing happened. We had promised the people of Punjab that we would take action against drug smugglers. No matter who the person is, action will be taken. So we are taking action', he said. Punjab AAP President Aman Arora said, 'Inquiry would have happened based on a complaint received by the Vigilance department. I can confidently say that the Punjab government does not work with a sense of vendetta or witch-hunting.' Also, Punjab AAP leader Manish Sisodia said, 'Only the Punjab Government and Vigilance officials can provide details, but AAP has always followed a policy of zero tolerance against drugs or any other corruption. We are a party of 'kattar imandar' people.' 'Whosoever they might be, if someone has done anything wrong, they are not spared. The mission of AAP, Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann is one - those spreading drug menace, those doing something, they will not be spared.' He also said, 'The party achieved success in Gujarat and Punjab Assembly by-elections, so leadership from both states came to meet Arvind Kejriwal today. Both newly elected MLAs came here, seeking blessings and guidance from Arvind Kejriwal...' Sisodia said. (ANI)
