Sukhpal Khaira

The Punjab government suffered a major setback in the Supreme Court on Wednesday after its plea to cancel Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's bail - in a criminal intimidation case - was rejected.

A local court on Monday granted bail to Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in a criminal intimidation case. Later in the evening,

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has come out in full support of his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) colleague and Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann, who has been hit with barbs by rivals over the arrest of Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira.

A court in Punjab's Fazilka district sent Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira to 14-day judicial custody on Saturday in connection with a 2015 drugs case.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann asserted on Friday that anyone found involved in a drugs case will be held accountable.

Punjab Congress leaders Partap Singh Bajwa and Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Friday claimed they were not allowed to meet arrested party MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in Fazilka.

The AAP is "fully committed to the INDIA" opposition bloc, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Friday, even as leaders from his party and the Congress are locked in a bitter row in Punjab over the arrest of MLA Sukhpal Khaira on drugs charges.

The divisions between the Punjab units of the Congress and the AAP over the arrest of a Congress MLA have now spilled onto the national level.

In the wake of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's arrest in Punjab, party president Mallikarjun Kharge said the party won't tolerate any injustice.

Arrest of Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira on charges of drug smuggling and money laundering has triggered a bitter three-point squabble in Punjab as the ruling Aam Aadmi Party counters attacks by Mr Khaira's party and the BJP.

Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira was arrested by the Punjab Police in connection with a 2015 drugs case this morning, official sources said.

Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira was today arrested by the Punjab police for alleged involvement in drug smuggling and money laundering.

Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira asked state party chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring "not to waste energy on defending individuals", saying the state is currently facing burning issues like farmers' suicides and lumpy skin disease.

The Punjab Police has denied a claim made by Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira that AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had been given "Z Plus Security" by the Punjab government.

Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira was quick to respond. He tweeted a list of issues that the Chief Minister must focus on to "set our house in order" before foreigners approach the state.

The Punjab government suffered a major setback in the Supreme Court on Wednesday after its plea to cancel Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's bail - in a criminal intimidation case - was rejected.

A local court on Monday granted bail to Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in a criminal intimidation case. Later in the evening,

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has come out in full support of his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) colleague and Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann, who has been hit with barbs by rivals over the arrest of Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira.

A court in Punjab's Fazilka district sent Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira to 14-day judicial custody on Saturday in connection with a 2015 drugs case.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann asserted on Friday that anyone found involved in a drugs case will be held accountable.

Punjab Congress leaders Partap Singh Bajwa and Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Friday claimed they were not allowed to meet arrested party MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in Fazilka.

The AAP is "fully committed to the INDIA" opposition bloc, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Friday, even as leaders from his party and the Congress are locked in a bitter row in Punjab over the arrest of MLA Sukhpal Khaira on drugs charges.

The divisions between the Punjab units of the Congress and the AAP over the arrest of a Congress MLA have now spilled onto the national level.

In the wake of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's arrest in Punjab, party president Mallikarjun Kharge said the party won't tolerate any injustice.

Arrest of Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira on charges of drug smuggling and money laundering has triggered a bitter three-point squabble in Punjab as the ruling Aam Aadmi Party counters attacks by Mr Khaira's party and the BJP.

Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira was arrested by the Punjab Police in connection with a 2015 drugs case this morning, official sources said.

Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira was today arrested by the Punjab police for alleged involvement in drug smuggling and money laundering.

Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira asked state party chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring "not to waste energy on defending individuals", saying the state is currently facing burning issues like farmers' suicides and lumpy skin disease.

The Punjab Police has denied a claim made by Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira that AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had been given "Z Plus Security" by the Punjab government.

Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira was quick to respond. He tweeted a list of issues that the Chief Minister must focus on to "set our house in order" before foreigners approach the state.