Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia, who was arrested by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau in a disproportionate assets case linked to drug money has been granted a 7-day remand by a Mohali court today.
Earlier, on Wednesday night, Majithia’s lawyers met him for an hour after getting permission from the court. The lawyers said that the report on the basis of which the case was registered has already been rejected by the Supreme Court.
At the same time, the Vigilance is investigating this case at every level. This matter has now taken a political color. All political parties are calling this action wrong. They say that an attempt is being made to suppress the opposition.
His lawyer and senior party leader, Arshdeep Singh Kaler, who met Majithia, said that Majithia is fine in the custody of the Vigilance. The government is saying that this action has been taken under the campaign against the war on drugs. However, the case registered against Majithia is of disproportionate assets.
Kler said the report on the basis of which this case has been registered has already been rejected by the Supreme Court. This report was received by the Vigilance at 10:40 pm and you registered the case at 4:40 am. Majithia speaks against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the government’s policies. A few days ago, he had made some comments about Chief Minister Mann’s health.
Case in Majithia has been arrested
The case that the Vigilance has registered against Majithia. It has been said that this action has been taken on the basis of the NDPS case registered in the year 2021. According to this, Majithia has made illegal property worth Rs 540 crore. Rs 161 crore is deposited in his bank accounts, while there is a transaction of Rs 141 crore with foreign companies.
Apart from this, an amount of Rs 236 crore has come to the fore in the financial statements of the company without any information and explanation. 30 mobile phones, 5 laptops, 3 iPads, 2 desktops, property documents, and other things have been found from Majithia’s house. He was produced at 12 o’clock on Wednesday. After this, he spent one night in the Vigilance office.