Punjabi Minister Resigns After Link to Suicide Case; Rejects Allegations of Murder
Laljit Singh Bhullar resigned from his position as an AAP minister on March 21st after being linked to the suicide of a warehousing corporation official who was serving life imprisonment. The opposition party demanded that he face charges for murder and initiated calls for a CBI investigation into potential foul play surrounding the death row case, which some sources described publicly by officers consuming poison out of fear rather than natural causes during their detention or release process on March 21st-nd in Punjab state India as public outrage grew over his connection to this tragic...
Key Points
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1Punjab Transport and Jails minister Laljit Singh Bhullar resigned from the cabinet on March 21, following allegations linking him to a suicide case.
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2Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann accepted the resignation but stated it was necessary only after his name surfaced in connection with an official's death by self-inflicted poison.
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3The CM emphasized that accepting this step ensures there will be no compromise during any investigation into how and why the officer died.
Developments
Punjab's Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar resigned on March 21, 2026 following a suicide death linked in video evidence where the deceased accused him of pressuring an official into awarding tenders to his associate. Opposition parties have demanded that he be booked for murder and transferred to central agencies while Chief Man ordered its own probe citing "fair investigation" needs as justification for Bhullar's resignation.
Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar resigned following a controversy over the suicide of a senior Punjab Warehousing Corporation official, reportedly at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's request to step down amid allegations involving an MLA and other irregularities that triggered a formal government inquiry.