Terming the summons issued by the enforcement directorate to Punjab Cabinet Minister Bikramjit Singh Majithia in the multi crore drug scam, a major step in the right direction, senior Aam Aadmi Party leader and Supreme Court advocate HS Phoolka said that this step has been taken after immense public pressure. Phoolka said that it was imperative that a fair and transparent investigation be conducted into this sordid affair and it was very important that a few steps are taken in order to do so. Firstly, Majithia should resign from the Punjab cabinet because there are ample pointers towards his involvement in this serious matter and he should follow the precedent set by Minister Swarna Singh Phillaur, who resigned after coming under the shadow of doubt.
Secondly the inquiry should be held outside Punjab preferably in Delhi or Mumbai away from any kind of influence or interference of the Punjab government. The inquiry should be conducted by officers of the highest rank, it should be supervised by a director level official and the inquiry should be done by joint director level ED officers from outside Punjab, added he. Phoolka said, “Thirdly, a parallel inquiry should be conducted by the CBI, as the ED is investigating the Rs 6000 crores of drug money sent to foreign countries and the Punjab Police is investigating the Criminal Case. The CBI should be handed over the probe with immediate effect, so that a thorough investigation can be carried out into all the angles as a mere eyewash to give a clean chit to the Minister is unacceptable.”