Punjab cabinet minister Laljit Singh Bhullar resigned on Saturday after Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann asked him to step down amid allegations linked to the death of a warehousing corporation official in Amritsar. "Until this investigation is completed, I request the party and our chief minister to accept my resignation from the minister's post. I am sending my resignation to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann so that this matter can be investigated properly," he said. Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia alleged that Randhawa consumed Celphos and named Bhullar before his death. "Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, DM Warehouse Corporation, Amritsar, died by suicide.

Source: The Telegraph March 21, 2026 11:34 UTC