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Fazilka, February 3
A day after registration of a criminal case in the Jalalabad poll violence case against 50-60 unidentified persons, three Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders have also been booked.
These leaders are SAD Fazilka unit president Ashok Aneja; Davinder Singh Babbal, former chairman, market committee, Jalalabad, and Jagsir Singh, alias Babbu Jaimalwala, former president, Truck Operators’ Union, Jalalabad, along with five to six unidentified persons.
The SAD leaders have been booked on the basis of a statement by Congress worker Ranjit Singh who alleged the leaders opened fire during the violence which took place in the tehsil complex at the time of filing of nomination papers for the MC poll on Tuesday. Ranjit Singh was “injured” in the violence.
Fazilka, February 2
Four persons were injured after gunshots were fired in the Jalalabad tehsil complex where nomination papers were being filed by candidates for the MC elections in the presence of SAD president and MP Sukhbir Singh Badal here this morning.
Guilty must be booked: BJP
State BJP chief Ashwani Sharma said those who attacked Sukhbir should be booked. “BJP leaders were attacked recently and the party warned against such incidents, but the government remained indifferent,” he said.
As tempers ran high, Sukhbir’s car was allegedly pelted with stones. As many as 150 policemen were present in the complex. The violence comes a day after AAP candidates were prevented from filing papers, which were allegedly torn by Congress workers.
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Punjab: Sukhbir Badal s car vandalised as Congress, SAD workers clash in Jalalabad
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Congress workers on Tuesday clashed with each other in Jalalabad town of Punjab. According to a statement issued by the SAD, the Congress workers attempted on the life of party s working president Sukhbir Singh Badal.
It claimed that the ruling Congress workers backed by police attacked Badal s convoy, but party workers jumped to his rescue. The party even claimed that bullets were fired. Three party workers who jumped into Badal s rescue received bullet injuries. However, Badal was unhurt.
Badal was accompanying Akali candidates for filing of nomination papers for the February 14 civic polls.
Updated Feb 02, 2021 | 20:02 IST
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