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“Instead of tendering an apology to Majithia, you should have apologised to the people of Punjab for consistently and continuously lying to them,” state Congress President and Gurdaspur MP Sunil Jakhar said in a statement. Chandigarh: The Congress in Punjab on Friday questioned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the “hurry” in tendering an unconditional apology to ex-Minister Bikram Singh Majithia for levelling charges of involvement in the drug trade. The ruling party said Kejriwal, who is the Aam Aadmi Party Convener, owed an apology to the people of Punjab for “not only misleading them but also cheating them”. He said Kejriwal’s apology “didn’t exonerate Majithia” of the crime of patronising and promoting the drug trade in the border state. On Thursday, Kejriwal withdrew his allegations against Majithia and an application on the same was filed in a trial court in Amritsar, where a defamation case filed by Majithia against the Delhi Chief Minister on May 20, 2016, is being heard..