Drug row: Mann dares Majithia to file defamation case against him
Sunday, 22/05/2016
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‘AAP has enough evidence to substantiate charges againts Majithia’
Amritsar : A day after filing of defamation cases against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh and Ashish Khetan by Punjab Minister Bikramjit Singh Majithia, AAP MP Bhagwant Mann on Saturday dared him (Majithia) to file defamation case against him too.
“I have said it earlier also. Why does he not file a defamation case against me?” Mann quipped while addressing a press conference here.
On the one hand, the Deputy Chief Minister denies any drug menace in Punjab and his Cabinet minister Surjit Jiyani rules out even a single drug-addict in the state, but on the other hand, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal announces opening of country’s first Women Rehab Centre for de-addiction in the state, Mann said quipping what is this? If there is no drug menace in Punjab, where is the need to open Rehab Centre, that too, especially for women?
Badals should visit Maqboolpura of Amritsar and Sursingh village of Gurdaspur to assess how drugs ruined several families due to demise of their sons because of drug-addiction, the AAP MP added.
He said Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had taken resignation of his Cabinet minister Sarwan Singh Phillaur, days after he was summoned by Enforcement Directorate for his drug-connection, but when it comes to Majithia, Badal did not take even one minute to issue clean chit to him (Majithia). He termed the act of Badal as ‘politics of double standard’.
Instead of ordering CBI enquiry against Majithia, Badal defended him and conspicuously State Congress Chief Captain Amarinder Singh also opposed CBI probe, Mann revealed quipping who are Badals to give clean chit when it is responsibility of court to do the same?
“It is not we, who accused Majithia for his involvement in the drug racket, rather arrested DSP Jagdish Bhola in multi-crore drug racket and his (Majithia’s) two close associates Maninder Singh Aulakh and Jagjit Singh Chahal, who were arrested for drug paddling, revealed his name as their ‘Boss’ in front of ED, Mann claimed. The AAP MP claimed that AAP has enough evidences to substantiate Majithia’s involvement in the drug racket, which all would be produced before the court at an appropriate time.
