Congress misused civil & police machinery during Punjab civic body polls, claims SAD

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday slammed Congress party for misusing civil and police machinery to capture booths during Punjab Civic Body Polls to intimidate voters. SAD leader said that Congress goons t only captured booths but also attacked opposition candidates and ir supporters.

In a statement, SAD spokesman Daljit Singh Cheema said, " SAD had already cautioned State Election Commission (SEC) about how democracy had been murdered in runup to municipal polls and how Congress goons were expected to indulge in booth capturing and or unfair practices today." An FIR was registered against Gauravdeep Singh Valtoha, son of senior SAD leader Virsa Singh Valtoha, and five ors,"   

SAD minister condemns Congress 

Describing law and order situation in state, Former Minister said that despite warning, concrete steps were taken to control situation and ensure free and fair elections in state. Cheema informed that FIR was filed against SAD senior leader's Gauravdeep Singh Valtoha and five ors. However, Congress goons fired gunshots in Patti in Tarn Taran district. Booths were captured in Mukatsar, Rajpura, Samana, Sultanpur Lodhi, Dinanagar, Ferozepur, Bhikiwind, he added. Also, police raided house of SAD candidates, Jaswinder Kaur and registered a case against 13 members. 

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Shiromani Akali Dal accuses Congress of misusing  civil and police machinery

leader alleged, " SEC also failed to ensure videography at sensitive places which resulted in large scale booth capturing. Congress party had repeated what it had done in Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections because it knew it had lost confidence of people after failing to fulfill any of promises made to m. party was even jitterier in municipal elections because it knew that all facilities were in shambles and people were suffering due to a 30% increase in power tariff and or taxes." 

SAD leader said in his statement that Congress goons have dismantled law and order, y tossed turbans of SAD workers and let loose a reign of terror but cases were registered against victims. Cheema has filed a complaint with all details with SEC and had demanded countermanding of elections at all places where re had been large scale booth capturing and violent incidents. 

(With inputs from ANI)

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