Key developments involving political party shifts, criminal cases, and administrative disclosures were reported across Punjab and Chandigarh. Three Aam Aadmi Party MLAs, namely Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, Chetan Singh Jouramajra, and Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Political changes and ED raids

Separately, the Enforcement Directorate conducted a raid at the residence of Congress leader and former minister Sunder Sham Arora in Hoshiarpur. However, official information regarding any recoveries from his house during the raid was not shared.

In Jalandhar, Divit Olak, the nephew of Punjabi singer Honey Singh, died in a road accident. Information regarding this accident was received through the crash detection feature of an iPhone. Meanwhile, in Ludhiana, a 15-year-old schoolgirl died by suicide, with her family members alleging pressure regarding a same-sex marriage.

Accident, suicide allegations and government dues

In another matter, the Punjab government acknowledged before the High Court that dearness allowance arrears amounting to Rs 22,818 crore are pending for employees and pensioners.