Murder convict to farmer protests leader: How people power propels Manjit Singh Dhaner
The Punjabi farmer-activist was twice pardoned under public pressure.
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Not long ago, farmer-activist Manjit Singh Dhaner, 64, was sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case. Today, he is a free man, leading the farmer protests from pillar 805 at Tikri on Delhiâs border.
Dhaner, senior vice president of the farmer association Bharti Kisan Union Ekta Dakaunda, was twice pardoned in spite of the Supreme Court upholding his sentence.
For 47 days starting in September 2019, over 3,000 people sat outside the Barnala jail, where Dhaner was lodged, during the day, and about 500 of them slept in tents at night. They were served langar, rain or shine. The protest, mobilised by 42 farmer unions under the umbrella of Sangharsh Committee for Manjit Dhaner, forced Punjabâs government to accede to their demand to pardon the leader, not once but twice.
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About 60% polling in Haryana municipal elections; no untoward incident reported
The polls were held to elect the mayors and members of all the wards of Ambala, Panchkula and Sonipat municipal corporations, the president and members of the Municipal Council of Rewari and the municipal committees of Sampla (Rohtak), Dharuhera (Rewari) and Ukalana (Hisar). December 27, 2020 9:27:47 pm
The elections were held on 360 out of 362 wards as on two wards the candidates were elected unopposed before the elections. (Representational)
A voting percentage of nearly 60 was recorded as polling remained peaceful in the elections to municipal bodies in Haryana on Sunday, which were held amid tight security and adherence to the norms in place in view of the coronaviruspandemic, officials said. The polling started at 8 am and continued till 5:30 pm.
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Chandigarh, December 27
A voting percentage of nearly 60 was recorded as polling remained peaceful in the elections to municipal bodies in Haryana on Sunday, which were held amid tight security and adherence to the norms in place in view of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.
The polling started at 8 am and continued till 5:30 pm.
“According to the preliminary figures available at the close of voting, nearly 60 per cent polling has been recorded. No untoward incident was reported from anywhere and the polling remained peaceful,” State Election Commissioner Dalip Singh told PTI.
The polls were held to elect the mayors and members of all the wards of Ambala, Panchkula and Sonepat municipal corporations, the president and members of the Municipal Council of Rewari and the municipal committees of Sampla (Rohtak), Dharuhera (Rewari) and Ukalana (Hisar).