{"id":164849,"date":"2026-08-19T20:49:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=164849"},"modified":"2026-08-20T20:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:17:25","slug":"osd-rajbir-singh-ghuman-challenges-akali-dals-bikram-singh-majithia-to-prove-allegations-or-apologise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=164849","title":{"rendered":"OSD Rajbir Singh Ghuman Challenges Akali Dal\u2019s Bikram Singh Majithia to Prove Allegations or Apologise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8211; Produce even one chat or evidence of me asking anyone for money, or publicly apologise: Rajbir Singh Ghuman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Thieves see everyone as thieves; making allegations is easy, but providing evidence is difficult: Rajbir Singh Ghuman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; When opposition can&#8217;t challenge Bhagwant Mann Govt&#8217;s work, it has resorted to lies &amp; character assassination: Rajbir Singh Ghuman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Youth from ordinary families have risen to positions of responsibility, breaking political opportunities of those who ruled Punjab for years: Rajbir Singh Ghuman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Rajinder Kumar) CHANDIGARH; 19th August 2026: <\/strong>Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann\u2019s OSD Rajbir Singh Ghuman on Wednesday hit back at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, challenging him to produce evidence for his allegations or publicly apologise. He said, \u201cThieves see everyone as thieves. It is easy to level allegations, but difficult to provide evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the SAD leader through a social media post, Rajbir Singh Ghuman stated, \u201cI openly challenge Bikram Singh Majithia, who has appointed himself as the spokesperson of the ED (Enforcement Directorate), that if he has even a single chat of mine or any evidence of me asking anyone for money, he should make it public. Either bring the evidence before the people or publicly apologise. Otherwise, be prepared to face a defamation case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He said the real problem for the opposition was that ordinary families\u2019 sons had risen to positions of responsibility and that the political opportunities of those who had ruled Punjab for years were now being challenged.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe (Majithia) is actually troubled by how youth from ordinary families have come forward and their turns of forming government have been broken. When they cannot challenge us for our work, they have now resorted to ugly lies and character assassination,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rajbir Singh Ghuman asserted that the Bhagwant Mann Government is working honestly for Punjab and would continue to do so. \u201cWe are working honestly for Punjab and will continue to do so. 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