FIR not enough, won’t rest till Majithia is held: Sidhu

Majithia was booked by police in drugs case

Batala (Punjab), Dec. 26: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said he will not rest till senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who has been booked under the NDPS Act, is arrested. Just registering an FIR against Majithia is not enough, he said, addressing a public meeting at Batala in Gurdaspur.

Taking a jibe at the senior Akali leader, Sidhu dared him to come out and face the law.

“Where are you Bikram Majithia,” he asked, adding, “If you have guts, be at home. Are you scared?”

In his address, the state Congress chief batted for his ‘Punjab model’ of governance and promised to provide minimum support price on pulses and oilseeds if his party returns to power in the state.

Sidhu also told the gathering that it was just he who fought against the sand mafia for five years.

Sharpening his attack against Majithia, he said, “Nothing will happen with the FIR. Unless he (Majithia) is arrested, Sidhu will not rest.”

Majithia has been booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act on the basis of a 2018 status report of a probe into the drug racket in the state.

The report was filed by AntiDrug Special Task Force (STF) chief Harpreet Singh Sidhu in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2018.

A Mohali court has even rejected Majithia's anticipatory bail plea. A lookout circular, which prevents a person from leaving the country, has also been issued against the former Punjab minister.

Sidhu also appeared to take on his own party's government, asking the gathering whether they are getting cable TV connection at `100 per month.

“There may be many announcements. Are you getting cable at `100” Are you getting sand free of charge, its (sand) price is `3,700-4,400 (trolley)?," he said.