Punjab Municipal Elections: Polls see 71.39% voter turnout amid stray incidents of violence, EVM snags The AAP accused the Congress of booth-capturing in Samana, Rajpura, Dhuri, Abohar and Bhikhiwind, a charge the ruling party denied FP Staff February 14, 2021 20:11:13 IST Representational image. Reuters
On Sunday, voting for eight municipal corporations, and 109 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Punjab was marred by violence purportedly between the workers of the ruling Congress and Opposition. Meanwhile, over 71.39 percent voting was recorded in the polls.
According to a spokesperson of the Punjab State Election Commission, the highest turnout of 82.99 percent was recorded in Mansa district while the lowest was in SAS Nagar at 60.08 percent.
AAP Holds Motorbike Rallies In Punjab To Mobilise People For Republic Day Tractor Rally In Delhi AAP Holds Motorbike Rallies In Punjab To Mobilise People For Republic Day Tractor Rally In Delhi AAP legislator and Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Harpal Singh Cheema said party workers have taken out two-wheeler rallies across the state to mobilise people for the tractor parade in the national capital on Republic Day.
Updated: January 23, 2021 2:23 pm IST
Aam Aadmi Party s Punjab unit is mobilising people to head to Delhi for Republic Day tractor rally
Chandigarh:
The Punjab unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took out motorbike rallies in several parts of the state today to mobilise people for a proposed tractor parade of farmers in Delhi on January 26.
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Leader of theOpposition in the Punjab Assembly Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday wrote a letter to Governor V.P. Singh Badnore alleging that under the ruling Congress government, illicit liquor smuggling was rampant across the State.
‘Patronage of leaders’
In his letter, Mr. Cheema alleged that the illicit liquor trade was flourishing under the patronage of Congress leaders and there was no fear of the law.
“As many as 126 deaths were reported in Punjab due to consumption of spurious liquor recently in the Majha area, but no strict action was taken against those behind the tragedy,” he said.