New Dehi: Congress chief Sukhpal Singh Khaira, who has been arrested by Punjab Police in a eight 12 months outdated medicine case, has accused the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of plotting in opposition to him. He mentioned, “Bhagwant Mann is bloodthirsty. He would possibly even attempt to kill me. I really feel one thing very very harmful…Bhagwant Mann can not stand Congress in Punjab. AAP has executed this to sideline Congress in Punjab…However the reality will win ultimately…”
Khaira was arrested by the Punjab Police in reference to a 2015 medicine case on Thursday morning. A Punjab Police staff led by Superintendent of Police Manjeet Singh raided the Chandigarh residence of Khaira round 6 am. The MLA’s son went dwell on Fb exhibiting {that a} staff of Punjab Police has reached their residence to apprehend Khaira. Within the video, Khaira could possibly be seen arguing with the police staff and asking them to indicate him the arrest warrant.
#WATCH | Congress chief Sukhpal Singh Khaira who has been detained by Punjab Police in a medication case says, “Bhagwant Mann has grow to be thirsty for blood. I cannot be shocked if he will get me bodily eradicated additionally. I sense one thing very very harmful…Bhagwant Mann just isn’t… pic.twitter.com/G15b2HmgEB
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The Bholath legislator is also seen asking for the id of the cops who had been a part of the raiding staff. He was advised by the police official that he was being arrested within the Narcotic Medicine and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act case. When Khaira requested the staff the place he was being taken, a police official advised him that he was being taken to Jalalabad in Fazilka.
In accordance with official sources, a particular investigation staff led by Deputy Inspector Common of Police Swapan Sharma was fashioned in April 2023 and Khaira was arrested based mostly on its investigation into the 2015 case. Slamming the Bhagwant Mann authorities, the Congress MLA, who has been essential of the AAP authorities on numerous points, claimed that he was being apprehended in a “false” case and that “jungle raj” was prevailing within the state.
Congress Punjab Chief Phrases Khaira’s Arrest ‘Political Vendetta’
The Congress state unit chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Chief of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa strongly condemned the arrest of Khaira. Warring visited the residence of Khaira after his arrest and met his son Mehtab Khaira and different members of the family. He mentioned they stand by the Bholath MLA.
The Punjab Congress chief questioned the police motion, asking what sort of probe was carried out by the Punjab police which led to Khaira’s arrest after eight years. “It reveals that ‘jungle raj’ is prevailing within the state,” Warring mentioned and questioned the absence of Chandigarh Police in the course of the Punjab Police motion.
In a submit on X, Warring mentioned, “The current arrest of MLA Sukhpal Khaira ji smacks of political vendetta. It’s an try and intimidate the opposition and is a ploy of the AAP authorities in Punjab to distract (folks) from core points. We stand strongly with Sukhpal Khaira and can take this struggle to its logical conclusion.” Bajwa mentioned, “The arrest of senior Congress chief Sukhpal Khaira is extraordinarily deplorable. The AAP authorities in Punjab has stooped to an all-time low and resorted to vendetta politics. Sukhpal Singh Khaira has been outspoken and raised his voice in opposition to the wrongdoings and irregularities dedicated by CM Bhagwant Mann’s authorities.” “The Punjab Congress beneath the ambit of regulation will depart no stone unturned to get him launched,” he added.
The medicine case was registered in March 2015 at Jalalabad in Fazilka. 9 folks had been booked within the case and later convicted beneath the Narcotic Medicine and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Police had recovered 2 kg of heroin, 24 gold biscuits, one country-made pistol, a .315-bore pistol and two Pakistani SIM playing cards from them.
Khaira’s cropped up later in the course of the police probe. Nonetheless, in 2017, the Supreme Courtroom stayed the trial court docket proceedings in opposition to Khaira who was summoned as an extra accused within the matter. He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in 2021 on the cost of cash laundering linked to the 2015 drug case. He was granted bail in 2022.
In February 2023, the apex court docket quashed the summoning order in opposition to Khaira within the 2015 medicine case
