Badal’s kin Majithia takes on Sidhu in Amritsar (East) as fight for political survival heats up

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Bikramjit Singh Majithia (L) and Navjot Singh Sidhu

The decision of the Shiromani Akali Dal to field Bikramjit Singh Majithia against his arch foe and Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu in the Amritsar (East) assembly constituency has electrified the election campaign in the state.

While Majithia will contest from the Amritsar (East) constituency, he is playing it safe also contesting from his pocket borough Majitha in the assembly election. Majithia is the brother-in-law of Sukhbir Singh Badal and there is no dearth of resources at his command for fighting the poll campaign. 

The rivalry between Sidhu and the 45-year-old Majithia seems to go beyond politics as the personal animosity between the two young leaders surfaces very frequently. Apart from issuing public statements against each other, the duo have engaged in wordy duels on the floor of the Punjab assembly. 

Sidhu has been accusing Majithia of being neck-deep in the drug trade and has openly been stating that he should be put behind bars for life.

Sidhu has been criticising even the Congress governments in the state for not taking action against Majithia in the drugs case and dragging its feet over the investigation report. It is only recently that an FIR was registered against Majithia under the stringent Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

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