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MC polls Highlights
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SAD excels in Rampura Phul
Ferozepur MC polls EVM
tampered with in Fazilka, re-poll ordered BJP wins Abohar MC
Polling agent roughed up
Independents shine in Sangat, Rama Mandi
77 pc
polling in Mansa, mayor defeated 16-yr-old gang-raped Alliance bags Malout 5 seats go to Cong in Barnala
The J&K state bus that was damaged on Monday night. Tribune photo: Malkiat Singh Farmer ‘murdered’ in Moga village BSF jawan hangs himself
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Ruling alliance serves an ace again
Sporadic violence mars polls Bhanu P. Lohumi Tribune News Service
The bitter clash occurred outside the polling booth in ward No 7, where about 100 supporters of BJP candidate Vasudev Goel allegedly attacked the supporters of Vijay Kumar Goel (Independent), injuring five persons including the president of local unit of SAD, Madan Lal who was pushed and roughed up. The assailants badly damaged two vehicles, a Tata Sumo and a car, and seriously injured Vinod and Pawan, who were rushed to hospital while Honey and Neeru received less grievous injuries. As many as five patrolling parties were rushed to the spot as the situation took and ugly turn and police fired in air to disperse the clashing
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The trouble arose when BJP District President (rural) Dayal Singh Sodhi and BJP Former district president Gurinder Pal Kaur Mangat entered the polling booth and supporters of Vijay Goel objected to it .Later an unruly mob attacked his supporters and the Police failed to intervene effectively. The supporters of Vijay Goel demanded action against Sodhi and Mangat, who were allegedly hiding in a house but instead of booking them, the police allowed them safe passage. They further alleged that the goons were brought from Sirsa by brother of the BJP candidate and the police instead of stopping them showered Lathi blows on us. Another minor incident took place in ward No 13 where the BJP candidate Naib Singh and his independent rival Chiman Lal Punia clashed inside the polling booth. However, the Superintendent of police Nariender Kaushal said that polling was peaceful and no incident took place inside any polling booth. In case any complaint of violence or rigging was received, it would be looked into, he assured. The polling was brisk and heavy right from the start and nearly 70 to 80 per cent voters had cast their votes by 1.00 PM. at various polling stations at Maur, Kot Fatta and Sangat. A large number of voters complained that their votes had already been cast and attributed casting of bogus votes to polling staff which allowed several voters to vote without showing the I-card. On the contrary some voters were not allowed to vote on the pretext of minor discrepancies in the I-card and names in voter list. Mohinder kaur, a voter in ward No 2 in Kot Fatta alleged that her vote was already cast when she reached the polling stations and was not allowed to vote. A reporter, alleged that he was pushed out from the polling station when he went there to see whether the polling was being held in fair and peaceful manner. The polling was by and large peaceful in Sangat and Rama Mandi and no untoward incident was reported from any other area in Kot Fatta and Maur.
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SAD excels in Rampura Phul
Rampura Phul/Bhucho, June 30 As per the details procured from the Returning Officer Bathinda’s office, as far as polling percentage is concerned, Rampura Phul witnessed 78 per cent of voting while Bhucho saw 95 per cent. At Rampura Phul, the SAD contested 12 wards and won all the seats. Meanwhile, the BJP won four seats out of the allotted five. One seat went to an Independent candidate. A number of Congress and Independents candidates accused the SAD district in-charge Sikander Singh Maluka of indulging in rigging and booth capturing. They alleged that Maluka along with around 50 “goons” took a round of all wards and thrashed polling agents and others. They also cast bogus votes. It was a shock for the presiding officer, Gurmukh Singh at Ward No 7, booth number 15, when three candidates, including Congress and Independents, accused him in front of the media of supporting the SAD-led “goons”, while casting bogus votes. Correspondents of a national English daily and a Punjabi daily registered a complaint with Maluka that his party men had held them captive. Maluka refuted all such charges. At Bhucho Mandi, the polling was more and less peaceful. As per the details from Rampura Phul, from ward number one, Wzir Singh (SAD), two, Gobind Lal (SAD), three Amandeep Rani (independent), four, Gurmail Singh (SAD), five, Sawarn Kuku (SAD), six, Bhuri Devi (SAD) seven Darshana Devi (SAD), eight, Naseeb Chand (SAD), nine, Jagdeep Singh (SAD), 10, Makhan Jindal (BJP), 11, Surinder Ninni (SAD), Renu Gautam (BJP), 13, Happy Bansal (SAD), 14, Sunil Kumar Bitta (BJP), 15, Kamlesh Kumar (SAD), 16, Sunita Gautam (BJP) and from 17 Mandip Karkra (SAD) won the elections. At Bhucho, from ward number one, Jiwan Lal (SAD), two, Charanjiv (BJP), three Darshna Devi (independent), four, Vinod Kumar (BJP), five, Lakhi Kumar (SAD), six, Nahar Singh (SAD), seven, Manjit Kaur (independent), eight, Tej Kaur (SAD), nine, Naresh Kumar (unanimously), 10, Prem Kumar (Congress), 11, Rajinder Kumar (Congress), 12, Shinder Singh (SAD) and from 13 Sunita Rani (SAD) bagged the seats.
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Ferozepur MC polls Ferozepur, June 30 At Ferozepur city, the SAD won four seats, BJP 12, Congress five and Independents took four thereby giving a majority to the alliance in a house of 25 seats. Some wards witnessed tough contests as the victory margins were quite thin. In ward 3, Congress candidate Satya Rani lost by one vote while in ward 19, Rajinder Sethi lost by three. At Zira, SAD won 13 seats. The BJP managed to win one seat while two of the Congress candidates were declared elected. At Jalalabad, Abohar and Fazilka towns, the BJP managed to grab majority of seats. Out of 15 seats in Jalalabad, BJP won 11 while SAD got four. Congress could not win even a single seat here. At Abohar, out of 30, BJP won 16 seats, Congress 12 while SAD and Independents got one seat each. Out of 21 seats in Fazilka, BJP won 14, SAD one and Congress got five seats. The election to a ward was cancelled. At Guru Har Sahai, out of 13 seats, SAD won six, BJP two and Congress got five seats. The stringent security measures in notwithstanding, the polls witnessed several incidents of violence. At least five persons were injured in Ferozepur city, including a reporter of a vernacular daily. In ward 8, a poll-related dispute turned violent when Akali supporters allegedly fired few shots injuring two persons, including Jaswinder Singh, a correspondent of one of the leading Punjabi newspapers of the state. However, he was out of danger. The poll-related clashes were also reported from ward 1, 9, 10 and 21. Parminder Singh ‘Pinki’, general secretary of the PPCC, alleged that Akali and BJP workers indulged in violence to terrorise the voters in Ferozepur city. He alleged that they rigged the polls in connivance with the police on duty. At few places, some Independent candidates blamed both Congress and the ruling alliance for vitiating the atmosphere. While talking to the newspersons, Pinki categorically accused DSP Jasbir Singh of helping the candidates of the ruling parties openly. He demanded a probe into the role played by the DSP. He also demanded re-polling to ward numbers 9, 10, 16 and 22 of the city. On the other hand, SAD and BJP leaders levelled counter-allegations on Pinki and his supporters for indulging in violence.
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EVM tampered
with in Fazilka, re-poll ordered Fazilka, June 30 The winning candidates are- ward no. 1-Satinder Singh Savi Kathpal (SAD), ward No. 2- Kamlesh Chugh (BJP), ward no. 3- Rani Devi (Congress), ward no. 4-Neela Ram alias Neena Ram, ward no. 5-Satya Gandhi(Congress), ward no.6-Ramesh Verma (BJP), ward No. 7-Rakesh Dhuria ( BJP), ward no. 8-Arun Wadhwa (BJP), ward no. 9-Radhe Shayam (Congress), ward no.10- Ravinder Bhateja (BJP), ward no. 11-Harnek Singh (Congress), ward no. 12-Davinder Sachdeva (Congress), ward no. 13-Neelu Sethi (BJP),ward no. 14 -Sham Lal Kamboj (BJP), ward no. 15- Manju Dhingra (BJP), ward no. 16-Bajrang Lal Gupta (BJP), ward no. 18-Ashok Jairath(BJP), ward no. 19-Kanchan Sharma (BJP), ward no. 20-Raghunath Rai (BJP) and ward no. 21-Jagdish Verma (BJP). The prominent winners include former Municipal Council president Bajrang Lal Gupta and Manju Dhingra, wife of BJP district president and former Municipal Council president Mohinder Pratap Dhingra, both of the BJP. The prominent loosers include outgoing Municipal Council president Hari Chand Kamboj of the Congress who lost to a BJP novice Sham Lal Kamboj. The polling was heavy in almost all wards. Tension prevailed for some time in certain sensitive areas. In ward no. 14, BJP activist Vijay Kumar was injured in a scuffle. While in ward no. 15,Vinod Watts, brother-in-law of Congress candidate Anju Watts, and his son Rajat Watts were injured in a group clash. In ward no. 8, Congress candidate Narinder Jain Kokan was admitted to a private hospital after he felt uneasiness and collapsed. The Congress candidates and their supporters alleged booth capturing in many wards. In ward no. 17, where miscreants damaged EVM around 2 pm, following which the polling was stopped. According to Subhash Khatkak, tehsildar-cum-assistant returning officer, ordered re-poll, the date of which shall be notified later on. In ward no. 19, where there was triangular contest between BJP, SAD and Congress, Sonu Khalsa, son of SAD candidate Gurjeet Kaur, was taken into custody for attempting to damage an EVM. However, scores of supporters of SAD candidate staged a sit-in outside City Police Station demanding release of Sonu Khalsa.
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BJP wins Abohar MC Abohar, June 30 The SAD (B) had to cut a sorry figure. It had insisted on contesting from five wards but only Vijay Nagpal, a sitting councillor, could win on the party ticket. The party had three members in the outgoing council, one of them contested as Congress nominee but lost. BJP winners from different wards are: Ward number 3- Suman Chhabra, ward 7-Manjit Kaur, ward 9-Ravi Makkar, ward 10-Nirmala Devi, ward 11-S.R. Goyal, ward 12-Kaushal Pihwal, ward 16- Surinder Vij, ward 19-Swaran Lata, ward 20-V.P. Nirania, ward 21-Kamal Nagpal, ward 22-R. Chaudhry, ward 23-Geeta Chaudhary, ward 26-Punam Mittal, ward 27- Ramesh Kumar, ward 30-Swarsha Narang and ward 31-T.D. Siwan. Those elected as Congress candidates from various wards are: Ward number 1-Suman Taneja, ward 4-B.S. Kalsi, ward 5 - Naresh Wadhwa, ward 6-Rameshwari Devi, ward 8-Raja Ram, ward 13-Ganpat Ram, ward 15-Sudesh Chhabra, ward 17-Krishna Devi, ward 18-Sanjiv Chahar, ward 24-Prem Kalra, ward 28-Vimal Thathai and ward no.29-Madan Lal Doda. Buta Singh and Gurmeet Kaur won as Independents from ward 14 and 2 respectively. Meanwhile, a clash between groups of supporters led by Congress MLA Sunil Jakhar and former BJP MLA Ram Kumar Goyal's son Shiv Raj Goyal vitiated the election scenario, which was otherwise peaceful till afternoon.
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Polling agent roughed up
Goniana, (Bathinda), June 30 The police picked up four supporters of SAD-supported Independent candidate Parminder Monga from outside Ward No. 13 when they tried to force their entry into the polling booth to disrupt the voting. Later, one of them roughed up polling agent Suraj Bhan of another Independent candidate Naveen Rumana. The police had to resort to a mild lathicharge to disperse the other supporters of Monga. Panic gripped ward number 2 when some workers of an Independent candidate supported by SAD captured the booth. The workers tried to carry away EVMs from polling booth where polling was subsequently stopped for half an hour. |
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Independents shine in Sangat, Rama Mandi
Bathinda, June 30 Sangat recorded the highest polling of 96 per cent , followed by Kot Fatta (93), Maur (87.24) and Rama Mandi(86). The SAD and BJP got four and one seat respectively in Rama Mandi while the Independents romped home with a tally of eight seats. SAD won five seats in Kot Fatta while the alliance partner BJP got two seats and the remaining four seats went to Independents. The Independents won seven seats in Maur while the ruling combine got one seat more (8) and managed to capture the municipal body there.
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77 pc
polling in Mansa, mayor defeated Mansa, June 30 In ward number 9 of Sardoolgarh, workers of SAD and Congress had a scuffle. The Congress MLA from Sardoolgarh, Ajitinder Singh Moffer, alleged that an Akali worker fired on him while he was visiting election booths. After the declaration of results, Congress workers, led by Moffer, staged a dharna on Sirsa-Mansa road and alleged that the Akali-BJP combine had misused the official machinery to win the polls. However, SSP Mansa M.F. Farooqui said no shot was fired on Moffer, adding that some shots were fired in the air. He further said had any shot been fired at him, those standing around him would have been injured. But no such case was reported. At Sardoolgarh, the ruling alliance won 12 seats while one seat went in favour of Congress. At Bareta, six seats went to SAD-BJP, three in favour of Congress and four seats were won by Independent candidates. At Budhladha, SAD-BJP candidates won nine seats, two seats were won by Congress, CPI and Independent took one seat each. In Mansa, polls to 10 wards were won by Independents. The SAD took five, BJP one and Congress won five seats. In ward 18, present mayor Narottam Singh Chahal, an Independent candidate supported by the ruling alliance lost to Congress.
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16-yr-old gang-raped Moga, June 30 Sources in the police said that a 16-year-old girl, resident of Daudhar village, had come to Moga for some work on Sunday when one Nirmal Singh, known to her family, picked her from the bus stand on his car on the pretext of dropping her at her residence. But instead, he and four of his accomplices kept the girl in their custody the whole night and allegedly raped her. Just before dawn, she managed to escape from their clutches. She reached the main road where she found few policemen on duty whom she narrated the whole incident. After her medical examination, a criminal case under section 376 of the IPC was registered against Baljinder Singh, Rajdeep Singh, Gora Singh and Tehal Singh besides the main accused Nirmal Singh. While the police managed to arrest Nirmal Singh, Rajdeep Singh and Gora Singh the other two accused were eluding arrest. The victim’s parents had died in an accident few years back and she was staying with her grandmother.
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Alliance bags Malout Malout (Muktsar), June 30 SAD bagged 14 seats, BJP five while one went to an Independent. Due to booth capturing and damaging ballot machines, election of ward number 17 has been countermanded. According to sources, rigging started just after the beginning of the polling. At first, the ruling party men rained blows on a Congress voter. Then at Ward No 4, Congress candidate Satish Grover was allegedly thrashed by the police. At Ward No 5, block president Lalli Gagneja was forced to leave the ward. At around 1 pm, unidentified miscreants opened fire at Ward No 17 at Government Senior Secondary School (Girls) and took away an EVM. Annoyed, Congress candidates held a meeting at Grain market. They staged a dharna on Malout-Dabwali NH and sought re-polling. Rohit Gupta, Tehsildar, said, “We have countermanded ward 17 polls and recommended re-polling to the SEC.”
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5 seats go to Cong in Barnala Barnala, June 30 BJP district president Dheeraj Kumar Dadhoor managed to secure easy victory. At ward 6 , Shankar Sharma, who was contesting as an Independent candidate, lost with a margin of 40 votes. Voting was suspended for about 50 minutes at ward no. 22 and 6 due to some clash, which took place over fake votes. In ward no. 24, Independent Sukhjeet Kaur Sukhi secured victory with a record margin of 770 votes. So far only two results have been in favour of the SAD; from ward no. 3, Teja Singh retained his seat and from ward no. 7, Harjeet Kaur Bhathal won.
— OC
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Amarnath Shrine Board land row Bathinda, June 30 The bus was on its way to Jammu from Anupgarh in Rajasthan. At least five persons were injured in the incident that took place late at night near the hospital roundabout.
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Farmer ‘murdered’ in Moga village Moga, June 30 They took Babbi along with them from his house for ‘arranging’ labour for transplantation of paddy from the nearby village. After reaching the outskirts of Rattian village, they allegedly attacked Babbi with sharp-edged weapons on the neck. The police has registered a criminal case under section 302 of the IPC against the accused and a hunt has been launched to nab the culprits.
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BSF jawan hangs himself Fazilka, June 30 According to available details, Rajinder Singh (38), belonging to Rajasthan, complained of chest pain and was referred to local civil hospital. However, he did not reach the hospital. Instead, his body was found hanging with a rope tied to a tree in the Partap Bagh. The cause of suicide could not be established yet. DIG, BSF, V.K. Sharma said a probe had been ordered to inquire the cause of suicide.
— OC
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CM lays foundation stone of 66-KV powerhouse Muktsar, June 30 Speaking on the issue, Badal said during the previous financial year, 18 sub-stations were launched and the capacity of 95 sub-stations was increased with the expenditure of Rs 330 crore.
— TNS
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Bathinda, June 30
Amarnath Shrine Board land row
Bathinda, June 30
