High Court Rejects SAD Leader Bikram Majithia’s Bail Plea in Drugs Case Ahead of Punjab Polls
News 18The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Shiromani Akali Dal senior leader Bikram Majithia on Monday in connection with a drugs case, a day before the process of filing nomination papers was to begin. Party president Sukhbir Singh Badal said, “We respect the verdict of the honourable High Court but we will explore further legal options.” A case under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was registered against Majithia in Mohali on December 20 last year. Meanwhile, the Congress said it welcomed the verdict and those who helped Majithia get bail were sitting in Delhi. Congress spokesperson Alka Lamba said, “We had promised the people of Punjab that we will bring to task those involved in the NDPS case.