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SAD protests to EC against police,
administration bias
Ludhiana, April 30
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has lodged a protest with the Election Commission alleging that the Ludhiana district administration was acting as extension of the Congress and was helping the Congress candidate and obstructing the campaign of the SAD candidates. Senior Akali and BJP leaders said here today, “The election observers too are behaving in a partisan manner and they are not fair and are trying to help the Congress candidate”.
Muslims demonstrate against
Shahi Imam
Ludhiana, April 30
Hundreds of Muslims here today staged a demonstration against Ahmad Bukhari, the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Delhi, for issuing an appeal to Muslims all over the country to vote for the Bhartiya Janata Party. They said the Shahi Imam had no business to identify the Muslims of the country with a particular political party.
Fund collectors making the most of elections
Ludhiana, April 30
Amidst the din of Lok Sabha elections, political functionaries of all levels, shades and colours are making the most in the industrial capital of the state by resorting to collection of elections funds from every conceivable source.
Rally in Tiwari’s support
Ludhiana, April 30
Hundreds of Congress workers today took out a bicycle rally in support of the party candidate from Ludhiana, Mr Manish Tiwari. The rally was flagged off by the Minister for Higher Education, Mr Harnam Dass Johar, from his Assembly constituencies Ludhiana West.
A cycle rally in support of Congress candidate Manish Tiwari in progress in Ludhiana on Friday.
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Poll Round-Up
NDA pushed farmers to bankruptcy, says Ramoowalia
Ludhiana, April 30
Lok Bhalai Party chief and Lok Sabha candidate from Ludhiana Balwant Singh Ramoowalia today observed that as a result of the anti-farmer and wrong economic policies of the NDA government at the Centre, Punjab farmers had been pushed to the verge of bankruptcy.
Punjab’s issues sidelined in campaigning
Ludhiana, April 30
Campaigning in Punjab has been reduced to a personal fight between Mr Badal and his family and the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh. The charges levelled by them against each other in newspaper advertisements are too personal, sometimes vague and many a time aggressive.
Galib refutes PVP claim of support
Ludhiana, April 30
Senior Congress leader and sitting Congress MP Gurcharn Singh Galib has strongly refuted the claims of the Purvanchal Vikas Party
(PVP) candidate, Dr Janardhan Prashad Singh, that Galib had extended his support to him. Terming the episode as a ‘mischief’, Mr Galib said Dr Janardhan conned him by offering to join the Congress, but had later issued pictures to the media claiming that he had Mr Galib’s “blessings”.
’84 riots victims sore over
political parties’ attitude
Mandi Ahmedgarh, April 30
Victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots are unhappy over the attitude of all major political parties towards their problems. However, instead of going for a boycott they seem to be making up their minds to support an independent candidate who might raise their issue in the Parliament.
Minorities seek their rights from candidates
Ludhiana, April 30
Minorities in the city are ready to support the candidate of any party, provided they are given their rights. They are not in favour of any particular party, but what they want is that the new government should be stable and supportive and should work for the welfare of the common man.
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