New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders strongly criticised the government after Punjab Police conducted a raid at the Amritsar residence of its senior leader Bikram Singh Majithia after a major clash, alleging that the action was politically-motivated and part of a broader campaign to target the Opposition.

The raid was carried out at Majithia’s Green Avenue residence following a major political standoff and clash at a local police station.

After the confrontation, Amritsar Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Majithia and several Akali Dal workers.

To trace the accused named in the case, police constituted 12 special teams and launched coordinated searches, leading to the early morning operation at Majithia’s house.

Reacting to the development, SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal accused the ruling dispensation of pursuing a political agenda against the senior Akali leader.

“This is all political vendetta. They are frustrated and misleading people. They put in their full effort in Majithia’s constituency, first to cancel votes and then for booth capturing, but still Majithia Sahib won. Now they have made it a prestige issue to put him in jail. This is all a planned operation by the Punjab government,” Sukhbir Singh Badal claimed.

SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal also questioned the police action and alleged irregularities in the handling of the case.

“First, he is taken out from the police station and no action is taken against him. Then the person who was allegedly kept in illegal confinement at the SHO’s residence, without any warrant or FIR, and who was supposedly going to be killed in a staged encounter at night, is rescued. After that, an FIR is registered against Majithia,” she alleged.

The raid marks the latest flashpoint in the long-running confrontation between Bikram Singh Majithia and the Punjab government. The senior Akali leader has been at the centre of several investigations and legal battles in recent years. In June 2025, he was also arrested by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau in connection with a separate enquiry.

While the Punjab Police has maintained that the searches were part of an ongoing investigation linked to the FIR registered after the police station clash, the SAD has accused the government of using law enforcement agencies to settle political scores.

–IANS

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