Chandigarh, Aug. 23 -- The disproportionate assets (DA) case against Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia took yet another political twist on Friday, when the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) produced a massive charge sheet in the Mohali court, carried in trunks due to its sheer size. The document, running into more than 40,000 pages, is one of the largest charge sheets ever filed in the state and is being seen as both a legal and political turning point.

The Vigilance Bureau has accused Majithia, a former minister and one of the most prominent leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal, of amassing assets worth over Rs 700 crore that are disproportionate to his known sources of income. The charge sheet contains the testimonies of nearly...