PROBE VIOLENCE, SAY SADBJP

CHANDIGARH: A SAD-BJP delegation met the state election commission, on Saturday, to press upon it to order a high-level probe into incidents of violence during filing of nomination papers and deploy paramilitary forces.

Led by SAD leaders Bikram Singh Majithia, Daljit Singh Cheema and Malwinder Singh Kang and Raj Bhatia from the BJP, the delegation asked state election commissioner Jagpal Sandhu to take action against both civil and police officials for dereliction of duty by remaining “mute spectators when Congress goons resorted to violence and unprovoked firing” on Friday. The delegation stressed the need to videograph the poll process.

Majithia told Sandhu that the “intimidation unleashed” by Congress workers on SAD-BJP workers had resulted in no nominations being filed by candidates of two parties in five blocks.

complaint, a case under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 506 (criminal intimidation), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon) and 149 (member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence) of the IPC and sections 25-27-54-59 of Arms Act has been lodged. The accused are

TARN TARAN MC’S EX-CHIEF BOOKED

Bhupinder Singh Khera, former president of Tarn Taran MC, is among 17 people booked for allegedly opening fire at the SDM office in Tarn Taran on Friday. Apart from Khera, police have named four others. They are Bhagwan Singh of Kazikot, Ranjit Singh Cheema (former councillor) of Tarn Taran, Lakhbir Singh of Hawelian and Navroop Singh Sandhawalia of Tarn Taran (all from the SAD).

ASI Kewal Singh, who is the complainant, said, “During the last day of nominations of panchayat elections, I was deployed at the Tarn Taran SDM office. About 2pm, the accused, who were present near the gate of the office, entered into a scuffle with unidentified people. When we intervened, Bhagwan Singh opened fire on directions from Khera and other aides.”

The ASI said a case has been lodged. No arrest has been made.