CONGRESSAKALI GUNFIGHT IN FEROZEPUR

FEROZEPUR:AMID exchange of gunshots, stones and blows of sticks, workers of the Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal clashed during pre-poll violence at Mallanwala, a rural area of Zira, a subdivision of Ferozepur, on Wednesday, the last day of filing of nomination papers for the December 17 municipal elections.

Both parties charged each other of using muscle power.

“We were on way to file nominations of party candidates for Mallanwala nagar panchayat but Congress MLA Kulbir Singh Zira and his supporters launched a violent attack, including use of firearms, pelting of stones and use of sticks,” said SAD district president Avtar Singh Minna. “Not only did I sustain injury but even a vehicle of Akali leader Vardev Singh Mann was vandalised badly,” he said further.

Kulbir Zira countered: “Akalis were apprehensive defeat, hence to mislead their supporters they chose to use violence and initiated attack on Congressmen.”

Though no major casualty was reported, vehicles were damaged in the clash.

DC Ramvir and SSP Bhupinder Singh Sidhu rushed to the spot. “Police are recording statements from both parties and law will take its course against whoever is guilty,” the DC said.

and we are naming officials, and how they (government) posted SHOS on day of announcement of polls in Makhu and Mallanwala. Did Congress ever prove if and when we misused power and how?” he said.

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Sources in the department say the final call may be delayed further as the government is “in no