‘SHOCKED AT CM’S FAILURE TO ACT AGAINST MAJITHIA, DGP’
CHANDIGARH: Leader of opposition Sukhpal Khaira on Sunday expressed shock over chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s “failure to act” against former minister Bikram Majithia, director general of police (DGP) Suresh Arora and DGP (intelligence) Dinkar Gupta despite startling allegations against them.
In a statement, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader hit out at the CM for allegedly trying
Its findings say Jagjit Singh Chahal, an Amritsar businessman, has told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that “Majithia was involved in the sand mining business with Maninder Singh alias Bittu Aulakh and Bonny Amarpal Ajnala (former MLA)”.
It adds, “Aulakh has stated that Majithia was involved in the sand mining business along with Kanwarjit Singh, also known as, Rozy Barkandi (now the Muktsar MLA). The involvement of Majithia in sand mining has been asserted by both Chahal and Aulakh. The legality of Majithia allegedly indulging in the sand mining business while being a minister is a significant issue and to “intimidate” whistleblowers like DGP (human resources development) Chattopadhaya on the pretext of indiscipline. He said instead of ordering an inquiry or taking action against Arora and Gupta, the CM was trying to gag Chattopadhaya.
“Going to the high court to seek protection for his implication in a suicide case is no indiscipline. The high court is the right institution for seeking
justice,” he said.
needs to be verified through investigation.”
Saying that evaluation of the statements of Jagjit Singh Chahal before the ED reveal that a “payment of ₹35 lakh was allegedly made to Majithia in seven-eight instalments between 2007 and 2012 as he required these funds for election purpose,” it points out that at this time, Chahal was allegedly involved in manufacturing/supply of illegal drugs/ substances.
“Chahal also stated that Majithia received funds in Canada. It is also to be investigated whether funds if received have been transferred or received abroad and whether
BATTLE LINES DRAWN WITHIN AKALI DAL
The drug case has also drawn political battle lines within the Akali Dal. Bonny Ajnala has filed an affidavit before the Mehtab Singh Gill Commission formed by the Congress government to probe political vendetta cases that alleges that “Majithia implicated his close aide Bittu Aulakh to deny Lok Sabha seat to his father Rattan Ajnala, a threetime MP”. But the commission has expressed its inability to intervene in a sub-judice matter.
Eradicating the drug and sand mafia was the vote-catching promise of the Congress in last year’s polls. But the sand syndicate continues to browbeat government’s efforts to curb illegal mining. A cabinet sub-committee is now looking at ways to do so and will submit its report to government this month.