Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA Bikram Singh Majithia alleged corruption in Punjab under Congress’ rule citing Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid on Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew as “proof”.
He further said that instead of acting against the unaccounted cash and gold found at the residence of Channi’s nephew, the Congress party is complaining to the Election Commission of India (ECI).
During a press conference, Bikram Singh Majithia said, “ED raids on the residence of a relative of Punjab CM Channi proved that corruption is going on under Congress’ rule. ED recovered Rs 10 crore cash and gold. Instead of acting against it, Congress high command is complaining to ECI.”
The Akali Dal leader’s allegations have come a day after he promised to make a big scam expose of the current Punjab government.
Taking to his official Twitter handle, Majithia had said, “BIG SCAM EXPOSE at 12 pm tomorrow. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) will blow the lid off a multi-crore scam by chief minister @CHARANJITCHANNI tomorrow. All are cordially invited. Details will follow soon.”
Meanwhile, Majithia, who is the younger brother of former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and brother-in-law of former Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal, is the eye of the storm again.
He was summoned by Enforcement Directorate in 2014 for investigating the money laundering link in the Rs 6,000 crore international synthetic drugs racket busted by the Punjab Police in 2013.
In the latest drugs case, he got interim protection from arrest from the Punjab and Haryana High Court on January 10 in the case registered against him by the Punjab Police in Mohali on December 20.
He was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, including Sections 25 (punishment for allowing premises), 27 (A) (whoever is financing any activities pertaining to narcotic drugs) and 29 (party to a criminal conspiracy to commit an offence).
Bikram Majithia, one of the most powerful Akali leaders, is also facing allegations of having links with certain NRIs who have been accused of international money laundering related to the massive drugs racket.
