Reacting to the arrest of Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew arrest SAD leader Bikram S Majithia on Friday said, "It's a story of 'Honey', money and Channi. First, money was seized, then Honey is arrested, now it's Channi's turn."
He added, "Honey only has one identity: he's the son of Channi's sister-in-law. The money he was taking care of, which were recovered (by ED) belong to Channi...Honey is Channi's treasurer of sorts. This money is ill-gotten wealth, stolen from Punjab's people."
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew Bhupendra Singh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case. The arrest of Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey comes weeks after the Enforcement Directorate raided his homes and offices in connection with a 2018 illegal sand mining case. The ED had reportedly seized Rs 10 crore cash during raids conducted on January 19 in an anti-money laundering investigation against illegal sand mining operations in Punjab.
Meanwhile, the elections will be held to elect 117 members of the Legislative Assembly in Punjab. This year the main competition will be between two ruling parties Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The Punjab election was going to be held on a single-phase on February 14 but now it changed to 20th February.