Heartening to see judiciary rescue a vilified man: Naresh Gujral on Majithia order

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, January 10

Shiromani Akali Dal leader and Rajya Sabha member Naresh Gujral on Monday said it was heartening to see that once again the judiciary had come to the rescue of "an unjustly vilified citizen against whom a fabricated case was made out by a weak police chief in order to please his political masters." 

Reacting to the Punjab and Haryana High Court orders staying the arrest of Bikram Singh Majithia, Gujral said: "While it is a slap on the face of the Punjab Chief Minister and Navjot Singh Sidhu, it should serve as a lesson to all politicians in the country, who misuse their political power to harass innocent people. Bikram Singh Majithia and his family went through a harrowing time, but today’s order will certainly redeem his standing in public life. I once again applaud and congratulate our strong and independent judicial system".