Former Punjab transport minister Laljit Singh Bhullar was arrested from Mandi Gobindgarh in Fatehgarh Sahib district on Monday afternoon in connection with a suicide abetment case of a warehouse corporation officer.
The arrest came barely two hours after Gurjeet Singh Aujla, a Congress MP from Amritsar, raised the issue in parliament, prompting a reply from Union home minister, Amit Shah.
Bhullar claims he has complete faith in the judiciary and has 'surrendered' himself, stating that he has never run away from the truth and has unwavering trust in the justice system.
Reacting to the former minister's arrest, state chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann wrote on X: 'For me, the entire Punjab is one family. If anyone in Punjab violates the law, strict action will be taken against them.'
