Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s Officer on Special Duty, Rajbir Singh Ghuman, has sent a defamation notice to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia over statements made against him.
According to the notice, Ghuman has termed the allegations made by Majithia as false and defamatory, he has objected to the statements and related content published or shared in connection with the allegations.
Ghuman has demanded that Majithia remove all related posts, videos and other content within 24 hours of receiving the notice. It also seeks a public apology from Majithia for what Ghuman has described as false statements, in addition, Ghuman has demanded a written assurance that similar allegations will not be made against him in the future. The notice states that legal action will be taken against Bikram Majithia if he fails to comply with the demands, including removing the content and issuing an apology.
The dispute comes after Majithia made allegations concerning Ghuman.
Earlier, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s OSD Rajbir Singh Ghuman hit back at 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.”
Sharing a post on social media, Rajbir Singh Ghuman stated, “I openly challenge Bikram Singh Majithia, who has appointed himself as the spokesperson of the ED, that if he has even a single chat of mine or any evidence of me asking anyone for money, he should make it public. Either bring the evidence before the people or publicly apologise. Otherwise, be prepared to face a defamation case.”
“He is actually troubled by how youth from ordinary families have come forward and their turns of forming government have been broken. When they cannot challenge us for our work, they have now resorted to ugly lies and character assassination,” he added.
Rajbir Singh Ghuman asserted that the Bhagwant Mann Government is working honestly for Punjab and would continue to do so “We are working honestly for Punjab and will continue to do so. If he has the courage, he should talk about our work, not false allegations” he said.