Chandigarh, April 10
Taking strong note of the viral video allegedly showing Punjab Cabinet Minister Hardeep Singh Mundia threatening a businessman associated with “Zaildar Innovation” in Mukerian, the Bharatiya Janata Party has announced that it will take up the matter with the Governor.
Presenting the victim businessman, Malkit Singh, before the media at the Punjab BJP office in Chandigarh, Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu said the issue would be raised with the Governor of Punjab. Meanwhile, BJP MLA from Mukerian Jangi Lal Mahajan, who was also present at the press conference, demanded a CBI inquiry into the matter and called for ensuring the safety of the victim’s family.
Bittu stated that what Laljit Bhullar allegedly did in Amritsar is now being repeated by Hardeep Singh Mundia in Mukerian. The only difference, he said, is that while DM Gagandeep Randhawa had died by suicide after being harassed, Malkit Singh has chosen to fight back. He added that the BJP and others raising their voice against the government stand firmly with the businessman’s family.
Bittu further alleged that while the government claims to attract external investment, it is simultaneously intimidating local entrepreneurs—those who build businesses and create jobs in Punjab—and extorting money from them. He claimed that this “loot” is being routed to Delhi.
