As Punjab Police arrested Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in connection with a 2015 drugs case, Leader of Opposition in state Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa on Thursday said that a kidnapping case should be registered against "those police officers" for "forcibly entering" the Chandigarh resi
Terming the arrest of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in connection with a 2015 drugs case, as a political vendetta, the party's Punjab unit chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Thursday said that the border state has turned into Jungle Raj.
The disciplinary action was reportedly taken till the end of the current assembly session, October 4 on the instructions of the Speaker of the House Pramila Mallik.
As Punjab Police arrested Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in connection with a 2015 drugs case, the president of the grand old party Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said that the party does not tolerate injustice.
Delhi's Rouse Avenue court has recently issued notice to and sought an explanation from the officer concerned over the non-execution of summons to three police officers including the Station House Officer (SHO) of police Station Fatehpur Beri in a farmhouse firing case.
Following the detention of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in connection with a 2015 drugs-related case, Aam Aadmi Party MP Sushil Gupta said that it is well-known that Congress MLA indulged in the drugs business and now proper investigation will be conducted.
After the detention of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh, Khaira's son Mehtab Singh on Thursday asserted that this is what happens when somebody speaks against the government.
Condemning the detention of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira, Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Thursday termed the action taken by Punjab Police as a "jungle raj".
Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Thursday was detained by Punjab police in connection with the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
BJP leader Marri Shashidhar Reddy on Wednesday said that 65 percent of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLAs are facing anti incumbency in their constituencies adding that people will vote BJP to power in the upcoming state Assembly election.
“Before joining BJP, I took the views of our 19 MLAs and 8 MLCs who said that JD(S) should consider entering into an understanding with BJP,” Deve Gowda said.
Speaking to reporters in Chandigarh, Partap Singh Bajwa said, "Parliament elections are about to come in 7-8 months. Congress will contest all 13 seats. Support us and make us win all 13 seats, I assure you that after that the Government will not continue even for two months. At least 32 MLA