The former Punjab minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia has been released from Nabha Jail in Patiala today (Tuesday, February 3), a day after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a disproportionate assets case. Majithia’s wife Ganieve Grewal had also arrived at the jail premises along with hundreds of SAD workers and supporters who had gathered outside amid tight security arrangements.
The SAD leader greeted his supporters with folded hands and later was seen twirling his moustache as he walked out of Punjab jail after 7 months. After moving out of the jail, Majithia went on to thank Sunil Jakhar, Capt Amarinder Singh, Sukhbir Badal, Charanjit Singh Channi, Tarun Chugh, Harsimrat Badal and Sukhpal Khaira and claimed that they all stood by him in the time of crisis.
After moving out of the jail, Majithia said that it was due to Guru Sahib’s glory that no matter how much the government tried to suppress him, he only grew stronger. Talking further he thanks every single person who prayed for his wellbeing. He further claims that today it has become very difficult to raise voice against the government and one can only do it with the grace of Almighty.
The three-time MLA, was arrested on June 25 after raids were conducted at his Amritsar residence and 25 other locations. During these raids, the vigilance team had collected digital devices, property documents and financial records during the raids. On June 26, a Mohali court had sent him to seven day of police remand, which was later extended by four days. Later, he was sent to judicial custody on July 6, and currently he was lodged in the Nabha jail.
The Vigilance Bureau had filed a detailed charge sheet on August 22, which included over 40,000 pages of documentary evidence and statements from more than 200 witnesses. The case is linked to the ED’s 2013 investigation that uncovered a Rs 6,000 crore synthetic drug racket. The Vigilance Bureau had revealed that the illegal and disproportionate assets worth Rs 700 crore in the charge sheet that they filed. The charge sheet was prepared after investigating 15 locations in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.