Chandigarh/Patiala, March 24 -- Leader of the opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Monday urged the Chief Justice of India to take sou motu cognisance in the case of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the district manager of Punjab State Warehousing Corporation in Amritsar, who allegedly ended his life by consuming poison early Saturday.

"I have personally written to the Chief Justice of India, requesting that the Supreme Court take suo motu cognisance of the case and order a court-monitored investigation to ensure justice and transparency," Bajwa said, insisting that following pressure from opposition parties, the AAP government arrested the former minister, Laljit Singh Bhullar.

"The arrest of Bhullar was not voluntary, but compelled by external p...