![]() The SAD had demanded strict action and a thorough probe against Congress leaders soon after the tragedy.Īn Aakli leader, who didn’t wish to be named, said during the 2017 state elections, Gurpal and his brother Rashpal were inducted into the Congress by Patti MLA Harminder Singh Gill. “I will check about Gurpal’s background,” he added. Kairon’s political advisor Gurmukh Singh Ghulla said he was unaware about the development. ![]() Repeated efforts to contact Kairon proved futile. We are keeping regular watch on their activities.” Police post Naushehra Pannuan’s in-charge assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Davinder Singh said: “They might be using the property which was not attached by the police. But they and their family members are still using the properties, including big houses, due to a support by some politicians.” He said: “Police had attached the property of both the accused in the village soon after the incident. Such accused should not be given political patronage.” The police had also frozen the property of Gurpal and Rashpal worth ₹2 crore under the NDPS Act.ĭhotian village sarpanch Ranjit Singh said: “Inducting a person who is accused in the hooch tragedy into a political party ahead of the state elections is shameful. Tarn Taran police had claimed that Gurpal and his brother Rashpal were the kingpins of the illicit liquor smuggling racket. “Kairon inducted me and my family into the party on Sunday, but today’s function was organised by former sarpanch Jashandeep Singh and former chairman Paramjit Singh,” said Gurpal, while talking to HT over phone. Kairon, who is son-in-law of SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, also addressed a function, which was organised by Gurpal and other SAD leaders, at Dhotian village on Tuesday. Kairon along with his supporters visited Gurpal’s residence on Sunday and honoured him for joining the party. More than 80 victims were from Tarn Taran district while the others were from Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts. ![]() Gurpal’s brother Rashpal Singh, alias Shalu, is still absconding.Īround 140 people died while more than a dozen people lost their eyesight after consuming spurious liquor in August and September 2020. Gurpal Singh, alias Pala, of Dhotian village, who is out on bail, was arrested by the Tarn Taran police for running a network of illicit liquor across Punjab. Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon. In 2022, Laljit Singh Bhullar of the Aam Aadmi Party won the seat by defeating Adesh Partap Singh Kairon of the Shiromani Akali Dal with a margin of 10999 votes.TARN TARAN: Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon courted a controversy after he inducted one of the prime accused of the hooch tragedy, which claimed the lives of more than 100 people in Punjab in 2020, into the party fold during his election campaign. Kairon also happens to be the son-in-law of former CM. The recent shootout incident at Bhikhiwind in which a vendor from Uttar Pradesh was killed took a new turn on Tuesday when the brother of a woman injured in the incident alleged that his sister has been kidnapped. The deceased were considered close to one Gurmukh Singh Ghulla, an aide of former SAD minister and ex-Patti MLA Adesh Partap Singh Kairon. Sukhwinder Singh, brother of Darshan Kaur, alleged that five persons owing allegiance to the Congress nominee for the assembly seat, Tarlok Singh Chackwalia, kidnapped the woman from her residence in village Sargindpura on Monday night. Adesh Partap Singh Kairon is on Facebook. The police have registered a criminal case against the five persons, including a former Congress Member of Legislative Assembly Sukhwinder Singh Buttar. Join Facebook to connect with Adesh Partap Singh Kairon and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and. ![]() No arrest has been made so far, the police said. Adesh Partap Singh Kairon and Sukhbirs brother-in-law Bikram Singh. The case involves Gurpartap Singh Kairon, brother of Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, and two others, who allegedly fired at their Congress rival Tejpreet Singh. Parkash Singh Badal Previous Offices Surinder Kaur is his wife and Shri Sukhbir Singh.
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