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Akali leader Majithia arrested for ‘Drug Money’ for ‘Laundering’ Rs 540 crore

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In March, the SIT claimed that it found “suspected financial transactions” in firms associated with Majithia and his family. The SIT also expanded its investigation to investigate financial transactions abroad, said in March.

A spokesman for vigilance said that the investigation by the SIT and the Bureau revealed “the facility of more than Rs 540 crore by Majithia by Majithia”.

This included huge undisclosed cash worth Rs 161 crore deposited in bank accounts of companies controlled by Majithia, channelization of Rs 141 crore through suspected foreign institutions, additional statement of Rs 236 crore without manifestation or explanation in the financial statements of the company, and the acquisition of any legal source by Majithia and acquiring immovable property.

The SIT investigation indicated that drug money was made to be funnel in Saraya industries, run by Majithia and his family members, he said.

The spokesperson said that so far, Rs 540 crore “drug money” has been tracked, as a public servant (MLA) has been generated illegally using the influence of Majithia, which is a cabinet post in the Punjab government.

The bureau said that the bureau seized more than 30 mobile phones, five laptops, three iPads, two desktops, several diaries, property related documents and documents related to Saraya Industries.

According to the FIR, Majithia accumulated huge wealth, qualities and business interests in his name and in the name of his family members, which seem roughly untreated to legitimate sources of income.

As soon as the news of the raid spread on social media, Akali leaders and supporters turned to Majithia’s residence and shouted slogans against Bhagwant Mann Sarkar. However, a heavy police force was deployed on the road leading to Majithia’s house, in which no one allowed barricades to pass.

As a team of officials entered Majithia’s house, Ganiv Kaur asked her, “What is happening? I want to know what is going on … How did you go to my house without my knowledge?”

Majithia also said that vigilance officials “terrorized” their children and stopped them in their home. The former minister can be heard arguing with the DSP-Rank Vigilance Officer, expressing his disappointment over the way he entered his house.

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When the secrets are pure – until you are Abhisar Sharma

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So, here is the latest spin from the political carnival: Abhishar Sharma, a YouTuber-Journalist and a major national news channel popular former news langar (who thanks BBC He is now a proud subject of a cedar in Assam to dub it “major” and critical), after he was filed, he questioned the allocation of 3,000 acres of tribal land to a private company – a fact that was stagnant High Court judge Hearing the matter – and suggested that the state and its Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma were involved in communal politics.

Sharma’s remarks were already based on the information available in the public domain, mainly CM’s own comments, but when do the facts come in the way of a good cedar? Sharma has received temporary recurrence from the Supreme Court, but has not dismissed the allegations.

But wait – Daman’s performance was a supportive task in art. BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, who decided for oblivion, is very close, and thus it has been clearly leaked that Sharma’s income tax returns appear on social media – easely indicating that as soon as Sharma started moving on the streets and misbehaved with Modi/BJP, his income was again increased by Rs 1.2 lakh before the rupee. The context is, of course, for Sharma’s anti -BJP stance.

Confidential tax details, finally, reading bus weekends for MPs, not data protected by privacy laws under India’s Income Tax or Information Technology Acts. Who cares, isn’t it? As it happens, ordinary people to do Care. For evidence, read the comments under Dubey’s post.

Sharma announced that he was filing his own FIR-and tagged the Income Tax Department and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitarman to ask: Whose desk (or shared USB drive) got this MP access to the top-patched ITR data?

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Center cannot challenge Governor’s works under State Article 32: Center to Center: Center

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The Central Government on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that the state governments cannot use writ jurisdiction to challenge the work done by the President or a governor belonging to the bills passed by the state assemblies, even if such action allegedly violates fundamental rights.

Representing the Center, during the hearing before the five-judge Constitution Bench, led by Chief Justice Bra Gavai, Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, the President demanded the opinion of the apex court whether the state could file a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution based on violation of fundamental rights.

He further stated that the President wants to understand the interpretation of Article 361, which gives the President and the governors immunity to be responsible for the courts to perform their official duties.

Addressing the bench – also included as Justice Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, PS Narasimha and Chandurkar – Mehta said that although these issues were considered during internal discussions, the President gives a certain verdict from the court, especially when similar questions can be revealed in future.

Mehta said that a Article 32 petition cannot be made against the functions of the state president or governors, stating that no direction cannot be issued to these constitutional authorities.

“Article 32 lies when the constitutional plan leads to fundamental rights and state government violations, it is not a fundamental right in itself. It is a store of tasks to protect the fundamental rights of its people,” said Mehta.

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Did the Election Commission lie in the Supreme Court?

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In another curious turn for the head (special intensive amendment) of the electoral rolls being held in Bihar, the Election Commission has denied any knowledge of a ‘independent assessment committee’ – which he claimed in his affidavit that he has actually triggered the practice!

So, is the commission lying now, or is it a lie in the Supreme Court – that’s the question.

Transparency activist Anjali Bhardwaj and RTI application filed by media outlets Correspondent Following the following response from ECI: The Commission claimed that it had no information about the Independent Assessment Committee and that no files, meetings or file noting were available to show the noting. How The decision to operate a nationwide SIR was started, discussion, final and approved, or When?,

When asked for a copy of orders or guidelines related to the 2003 rolls in Bihar, the ECI instead provided 2025 guidelines and notifications.

Nitin Sethi, a trustee of the collective trust of reporters, noted that a constitutional body directed about 80 million voters in Bihar to produce documents to establish their citizenship and voting rights within 30 days, it refuses to share their records with people.

Transparency activist Anjali Bhardwaj says that similar records, files and notes were asked in the election bond case – and both Finance Department and State Bank of India had forced. Why, then the ECI will refuse to share the details and what it is trying to hide, he asked.

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