However, senior Congress leader and MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira said that it was a clear attempt by MLA Manuke to "grab NRI's property in connivance with land mafia" and had the old woman not flown back to flag the issue, the MLA would have "eventually become the owner of the property."
The Mahila Kisan Union (MKU), a member of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, also slammed the Sikh Gurdwara Amendment Bill passed by the Punjab government to amend the central Sikh Gurdwara Act 1925, calling it illegal.
They were caught when the exam supervisor, Harish Kumar, observed that the particulars of the proxy candidates didn’t match with the original candidates.