After appearing before the district court in Amritsar in a defamation case, AAP national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said again on Tuesday that he is firm on his statement that Bikram Singh Majithia, Punjab Cabinet minister, is the kingpin of multi-crores drug trade in Punjab. “I have raised the voice of the people of Punjab. Everybody in Punjab knows that Majithia runs drug trade in the state.” said Mr Kejriwal, while addressing the media.
“Majithia registered a case against me to muzzle my voice, he wants to intimidate me by registering cases but I want to tell Badals (Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and deputy CM Sukhbir Badal) and Majithia that they can’t bend me with these means. I will continue to fight for the rights of the people of Punjab,” added Mr Kejriwal. He said that the friendship between Badals and Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh is an open secret now and they are saving each other in different cases registered against them. “Badal cancelled Amritsar Improvement Trust case registered against Captain as he earlier opposed the CBI inquiry against Majithia and gave him clean chit in a drug case,” said the Delhi CM, adding that the actions of the leaders of both parties expose their friendship and make it clear that they are working together to stop the AAP’s expansion in Punjab.
He challenged Mr Majitia to arrest him “if he can do it”. “Three months earlier, I challenged Majithia to arrest me in six months as he controls the Punjab Police. Otherwise, after the formation of AAP government in Punjab, I will throw him behind bars. Now that just three months are left, he still has time to arrest me or he’ll be in jail.”
