India, Oct. 29 -- The allegations against Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia have brought Punjab's drug problem and the question of political accountability back into focus, with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) linking the case to its campaign against drug trafficking.

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau filed a roughly 40,000-page chargesheet against Majithia in a disproportionate-assets case in August 2025, according to contemporaneous media reports. The investigation examined financial records and transactions linked to companies associated with him. AAP has now highlighted allegations of suspicious transactions worth Rs.736 crore involving these companies, while asserting that action against influential individuals is part of ...