HC Rejects Bikramjit Majithia's Bail in Money Laundering Case

• Sukhbir Singh Badal announced he will contest the 2027 Punjab assembly elections from the Gidderbaha constituency.
• Badal made the announcement after inaugurating a party office in Gidderbaha and stated that party betrayers, including Hardeep Singh Dhillon, would not be readmitted.
• The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed SAD leader Bikramjit Singh Majithia’s bail plea in an alleged money laundering case.
• Majithia was arrested on June 25 for illicit fund transfers involving shell companies and funds from Cyprus.
• SAD leader Daljit S Cheema criticized Majithia's arrest, alleging "vendetta politics" by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government.

Why It Matters: Major political party in Punjab faces electoral strategy shifts and legal setbacks.