With CCTV footage showing jailed Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain getting massage inside the Tihar Jail, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia, on Saturday, demanded immediate resignation of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Addressing a press conference, Majithia also accused the Delhi CM and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann of virtually patronising 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 said, adding Punjab’s economy and communal harmony were also being compromised.
Speaking about the videos of the Delhi jails minister receiving massages in jail, the SAD leader said this was in utter violation of the jail manual. He also termed shameful the justification of this act by Deputy CM Manish Sisodia while asserting that a person who was himself accused of corruption in excise tenders could not give such certificates.
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 added.
He also took on Punjab Jails Minister Harjot Bains who he said should be dismissed for bringing the ‘badlav’ (change) 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,” the Akali leader said.
Answering a question, Majithia challenged the Punjab 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.