Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira Arrested in Drugs Case

Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira Arrested in Drugs Case

Punjab Police Raid Khaira’s Chandigarh Residence

Bholath Legislator Alleges Political Vendetta

Chandigarh, September 28, 2023: Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira was arrested by the Punjab Police in connection with a 2015 drugs case on Thursday morning. A Punjab Police team led by Superintendent of Police Manjeet Singh raided Khaira’s Chandigarh residence around 6 am.

Khaira, a Bholath legislator, was seen asking for the identity of the police officers who were part of the raiding team. He was told by the police official that he was being arrested in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act case. When Khaira asked the team where he was being taken, a police official told him that he was being taken to Jalalabad in Fazilka.

The Punjab Congress hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party government, accusing it of indulging in political vendetta. The Congress state unit chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa strongly condemned the arrest of Khaira.

The Punjab Congress chief questioned the police action, asking what kind of probe was conducted by the Punjab police which led to Khaira’s arrest after eight years.