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(Bikram S Majithia says massage video of Jain proved he was getting VVIP treatment in jail, terms justification by Sisodia as shameful)
(Requests Governor to deny Haryana request to allot land for construction of separate Vidhan Sabha building in Chandigarh)
Chandigarh, November 19 :– Former minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia today demanded the immediate resignation of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal besides the dismissal of Jails minister Satyendra Jain after revelations that Jain was being treated as a State guest in Tihar jail and being given VVIP treatment including massages.
Mr Bikram Majithia also accused the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann of virtually patronizing a criminal nexus in Delhi and Punjab jails and requested the union government as well as the Supreme Court and high courts take suo moto action in the matter. “This is extremely important as the law and order situation is affected by such acts and they also have the propensity to disturb the peace in the border State of Punjab”. He also asserted that Punjab’s economy and communal harmony were also being affected.
Speaking about the videos of the Delhi Jails minister receiving massages in jail, the SAD leader said this was in utter violation of the Jails manual. He also termed as shameful the justification of this act by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia while asserting that a person who was himself accused of corruption in excise tenders could not give such certificates.
Mr Majithia said the video also made it clear why dreaded gangsters like Lawrence Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria were taking shelter in Tihar jail. “It is clear that like conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar they are purchasing patronage which allowed them to plan the murder of Sidhu Moosewala in Tihar”.
He also took on Punjab Jails minister Harjot Bains who he maintained should be dismissed for bringing the ‘badlav’ which had occurred in Tihar jail under AAP rule to Punjab. “We have witnessed the escape of gangster Deepak Tinu after hatching the escape plot in Goindwal jail. The recovery of phones and drugs in Punjab jails has increased manifold after formation of the AAP government with 2,500 mobile phones alone being recovered in the last six months”. Answering a question, Mr Majithia also challenged the Jails minister to disclose what VIP facility had been provided to him during his stay in the Patiala jail adding others including former Pradesh Congress President Navjot Sidhu were being given eight course meals.
Meanwhile replying to a query about the Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker calling on the Punjab Governor to request for quick allotment of land to Haryana in the union territory for constructing a separate Vidhan Sabha building, Mr Majithia appealed to the Punjab Governor to consider the sensitivity of the issue and deny the request. He said Punjab had an inalienable right over Chandigarh and the same had been ratified by central governments and even accepted in parliament. “Punjab gave land for construction of the capital city and was assured that the city would be transferred to it in ten years time after Haryana established its own capital”.
Mr Majithia also asked the Haryana Speaker as well as chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar to reconsider their request; saying insisting on a separate Vidhan Sabha for Haryana in Chandigarh would inflame passions and spoil the atmosphere. He said as far as the SAD was concerned it would not allow any land to be allotted to Haryana and would launch a sustained agitation to avert it. He also castigated chief minister Bhagwant Mann for failing to protect the interests of the State on this issue on the same pattern as in the case of Sutlej Yamuna Canal (SYL) by agreeing to allow water from Punjab to flow into Haryana in the presence of AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal.
