Bikram Majithia Archives - National Times

30 Sep

AAP Demands Answers from BJP on Gujarat Drug Routes and Stalled Majithia Investigation

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Amit Shah, Bikram Majithia, Gujarat drug seizure, Jagdish Bhola, Kuldeep Dhaliwal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Chief Spokesperson and MLA Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Wednesday questioned the BJP over its campaign against drugs in Punjab, asking where the drugs entering the country are coming from and why the party does not begin its ‘Nasha Mukt Yatra’ from Gujarat. He said that before targeting Punjab, Union Home Minister Amit Shah must explain the large drug consignments being intercepted at Gujarat ports, the interstate supply routes feeding Punjab and the BJP’s position on the ₹6,000-crore synthetic drug case involving Bikram Singh Majithia. The Punjab Chief Spokesperson also questioned why the…

30 Sep

AAP Demands Face-to-Face Questioning of Bikram Majithia and Jagdish Bhola in Ongoing Punjab Drug Probe

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Bikram Majithia, BSF border, Drug probe, Jagdish Bhola, Kuldeep Dhaliwal, Punjab

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): The Aam Aadmi Party has urged the Special Investigation Team examining illicit narcotics networks in Punjab to conduct a direct, face-to-face interrogation of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia alongside convicted former police official Jagdish Singh Bhola. Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh on Wednesday, AAP Punjab chief spokesperson and legislator Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal maintained that confronting both figures simultaneously is essential to unravel every facet of the illicit syndicate and establish comprehensive accountability without offering preferential treatment to any individual. Dhaliwal asserted that the previous Akali-BJP administration between 2007 and 2017 allowed the narcotics trade…

21 Sep

Punjab Politics: AAP’s Baltej Pannu Questions Badal Family Over Amarjit Chawla Controversy

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAmarjit Singh Chawla, Badal Family, Baltej Pannu, Bikram Majithia, Harjinder singh dhami, Harsimrat kaur badal, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Monday tore into the Badal family for reducing the historic Akali Dal from a Panthic movement built on sacrifice into a family-owned political party, pointing out that its leadership had systematically sought to capture Sikh institutions and use them for personal and political interests. Referring to the controversy surrounding Amarjit Singh Chawla and the woman who was accommodated for months at an SGPC-run sarai in Sri Anandpur Sahib, Baltej Pannu questioned how such powers were granted, why the woman was brought there by Virsa Singh Valtoha and…

03 Sep

AAP Rebuts Opposition Allegations, Baltej Pannu Highlights Opposition Links with Controversial Figures

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Baltej Pannu, Bhagwant Mann, Bikram Majithia, Shiromani Akali Dal, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Thursday tore into the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), pointing out its leaders are orchestrating a politically motivated campaign to malign Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and his family while deliberately hiding their own political and personal associations. AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said the allegations being circulated against the Chief Minister and his family are based on unverified material and that neither the alleged audio recordings nor the claims surrounding them had been independently established. “Punjab knows this politics very well. Character assassination has become their…

19 Aug

OSD Rajbir Singh Ghuman Challenges Akali Dal’s Bikram Singh Majithia to Prove Allegations or Apologise

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Bhagwant Mann, Bikram Majithia, Punjab politics, Rajbir Ghuman, Sad

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s OSD Rajbir Singh Ghuman on Wednesday hit back at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, challenging him to produce evidence for his allegations or publicly apologise. He said, “Thieves see everyone as thieves. It is easy to level allegations, but difficult to provide evidence.” Addressing the SAD leader through a social media post, Rajbir Singh Ghuman stated, “I openly challenge Bikram Singh Majithia, who has appointed himself as the spokesperson of the ED (Enforcement Directorate), that if he has even a single chat of mine or any evidence of me asking…

10 Jun

Court Postpones Bikram Majithia’s Bail Hearing to June 11; Declares Legal Advisor Innocent

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBikram Majithia, Punjab News

Amritsar (Gurpreet Singh): An Amritsar court on Wednesday adjourned the bail hearing for Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia to June 11, in a case involving the alleged storming of the Majitha police station. While Majithia’s legal fate remains pending for another day, the court provided major relief to his legal advisor, Advocate Bikramjit Singh Bath, by completely clearing him of the charges. The turning point for the legal counsel came when the Special Investigation Team (SIT) submitted its findings to the court. The SIT explicitly clarified that Bath had visited the police station…

30 Nov

Aide of Bikram Singh Majithia Held by Vigilance Bureau in Liquor-Linked Probe

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjab, TrendingBikram Majithia, Punjab

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested Harpreet Singh Gulati, identified as a long-time associate of former cabinet minister and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, as part of its widening investigation into alleged financial irregularities. Sources in the Bureau said Gulati was taken into custody following evidence that connected him to a network of liquor firms—including Akash Spriti, UV Enterprise and AD Enterprise—believed to be central to the probe. Investigators claim he oversaw cash movements for these businesses and channelled funds on behalf of the former minister. According to officials, inquiries so far suggest that several…

28 Aug

Akali Leader Bikram Majithia’s Judicial Custody Extended Till September 6 in Drug-Linked Money Laundering Case

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsBusiness, PunjabBikram Majithia, Punjab News

National Times Bureau :- In a significant setback for senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, a local court on Thursday extended his judicial custody until September 6 in connection with disproportionate assets and alleged money laundering cases tied to the drug trade. Majithia, currently lodged in New Nabha Jail near Patiala, had his bail plea rejected earlier, with the court citing the serious nature of the charges and the ongoing investigation by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau. Sources indicate that the bureau is still scrutinizing financial transactions and property records allegedly linked to Majithia, and more evidence is expected…

05 Aug

Majithia’s Barrack Transfer Request Deferred, Bail Plea Hearing Set for Tomorrow

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAkali Dal, bail plea, barrack transfer, Bikram Majithia, Mohali court

Mohali — The hearing on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia’s petition seeking a change of barrack in jail has been postponed. The court announced that the matter will now be heard alongside his bail plea, which is already scheduled for hearing tomorrow.Majithia, currently lodged in jail in a high-profile drug case, had requested a shift to a different barrack, citing personal and legal reasons. The court, however, decided to club the plea with his pending bail application, deferring any separate decision on the barrack change for the time being.The courtroom witnessed heightened security, with a strong police presence…

26 Jul

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann Slams Capt Amarinder Singh for Defending Bikram Majithia, Calls Out “Hypocrisy” on Drug Issue

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPolitics, Punjab, TrendingBhagwant Mann, Bikram Majithia, Capt Amarinder Singh

Chandigarh (National Times): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has launched a scathing attack on former CM Captain Amarinder Singh for defending Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, an accused in a high-profile drug case. The sharp political exchange comes after Captain Amarinder criticized the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for what he termed as "political vendetta" and "assault on democracy." Reacting strongly to Amarinder Singh’s statement, CM Bhagwant Mann said,“Captain Sahib, today you’re suddenly concerned about the human rights of drug smugglers… When people’s sons were writhing in agony and dying under your and your nephew’s rule, you were…