Chandigarh, April 2 -- Punjab Government's decision to withdraw the Z-plus security cover of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Minister Bikram Singh Majithia has sparked a fierce political storm, with former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led State Government of a "dangerous and deadly conspiracy" against his party's leadership.
Majithia, who was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in December 2021 under the then Congress-led Punjab Government, has been at the center of several political and legal battles. The security withdrawal, which took place on the evening of March 29, has been termed by SAD as a "massive witch-hunt" aimed at silencing oppositi...