Chandigarh, Aug. 20 -- Amid questions about his alleged links with individuals named by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an influence-peddling racket in the Punjab government, Rajbir Singh Ghuman, secretary-cum-officer on special duty (OSD) to Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday challenged Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia to show evidence of his involvement or tender a public apology.

He also threatened the Akali leader with legal action for defamation.

Taking to social media to lash out at his detractors, Ghuman, who had remained incommunicado after the ED's letter surfaced last week, said, "I openly challenge Majithia, who has appointed himself as the spokesperson of the ED, th...