From Our Bureau
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday assured that the Aam Aadmi Party was “committed” to the Opposition’s INDIA bloc, amid a fresh row between his party and the Congress in Punjab following Sukhpal Singh Khaira’s arrest in an old drugs case.
“The AAP will not separate ways from INDIA alliance,” he said at a press conference, stressing that his party remains committed to end the drug menace in Punjab.
He added, “In the fight against the drug menace, nobody will be spared however big or small position they might be in.”
Khaira’s arrest flared up the fight between AAP and Congress with the leaders belonging to the latter slamming the Kejriwal-led party.
On Thursday, the Punjab Police raided the Congress MLA’s Chandigarh house and arrested him in connection with an old case registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
During the raids, Khaira also went live on Facebook where he can be seen arguing with the police that the case was already quashed by the Supreme Court. The police, in turn, responded by saying that his arrest was on the recommendation of a probe conducted by an SIT led by a DIG rank officer and two SSPs.
Hours later, a Jalalabad court remanded Khaira, who represents the Bholath constituency in the Punjab assembly, in two days’ police custody.
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