The alleged confession of one of the accused has apparently further embroiled Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia, who is also related to the Badal family, in the synthetic drugs scam case. Key accused Jagjit Singh Chahal has claimed to have given Rs 35 lakh as election funds to Mr Majithia between 2007 and 2012.
Arrested by the Punjab police in the drugs case in 2013, Mr Chahal, who owns a pharma company, is currently out on bail. His statement is part of the charge-sheet filed in a Patiala court on March 3 by the Enforcement Directorate.
The agency is probing the money laundering angle in the case.
Ahead of the budget session in Punjab assembly, the allegations have created a storm with the opposition demanding Mr Majithia's ouster.
Aam Aadmi Party MP from Punjab Bhagwant Maan demanded that a case be registered against Mr Majithia and the trial be conducted outside the state.
But sources close to Mr Majithia have strongly refuted the allegations saying it's a ploy to malign his reputation adding that it's not the first time such allegations have been made, curiously just a few days before the Punjab assembly session is set to begin.
His name had surfaced in the case after Jagdish Bhola, a man arrested last year for drugs trade, alleged in court that it was being run under the minister's patronage and the full knowledge of the state police.He was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in December.
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