I'll quit politics if Channi govt can produce any proof against Majithia: Sukhbir Singh Badal

Ludhiana, January 25: With the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissing the anticipatory bail plea of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia in the drugs case, party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday issued a statement saying he would quit the politics if this govt (Congress-led Punjab Government) can produce any proof against Majithia. Addressing a press conference in Ludhiana, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said "everyone responsible for implicating an innocent in a false case would have to face consequences". Also Read | Dangerous to assume Omicron as last Covid variant, says WHO Chief "We will fight for every SAD-BSP worker booked in false cases in the ongoing vendetta politics of Charanjit Singh government. The next SAD-BSP govt will constitute a judicial commission to investigate all false cases and recommend action against those behind these," tweeted Sukhbir Singh Badal.

As president of @Akali_Dal_, I declare that I'll quit politics if this govt can produce any proof against @bsmajithia on this false & highly politicised case against him. Conversely, everyone responsible for implicating an innocent in a false case will have to face consequences. pic.twitter.com/iuOOD7fFxW — Sukhbir Singh Badal (@officeofssbadal) January 25, 2022

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in the drugs case. However, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted him three-day protection from arrest so that he could move the Supreme Court.

We will fight for every @Akali_Dal_ @bspindia worker booked in false cases in the ongoing vendetta politics of @CHARANJITCHANNI govt. The next SAD-BSP govt will constitute a judicial commission to investigate all the false cases and recommend action against those behind these.

— Sukhbir Singh Badal (@officeofssbadal) January 25, 2022

The SAD leader was booked by the Punjab Police under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at the SAS Nagar police station on the basis of a 2018 report submitted by the anti-drug Special Task Force (STF).  [caption id="attachment_576049" align="aligncenter" width="750"] SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal addresses the media in Ludhiana on Tuesday.[/caption] Also Read | India logs 2.5 lakh fresh Covid cases, positivity rate at 20.75% Bikram Singh Majithia had earlier slammed Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and other Congress state ministers alleging a “conspiracy” to frame him to save themselves. He previously served as a minister in the Punjab Government. -PTC News