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Our Correspondent 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. ....