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Dissidence headache for Makkar
Ludhiana, January 19
Notwithstanding the claims of some Akali dissidents about fielding a rebel candidate, the final battlelines seem to have been drawn in the Ludhiana West Assembly segment. The contest seems to be direct between the Congress candidate, Mr Harnam Dass Johar, an old political heavyweight who has served as a minister and Speaker, Vidhan Sabha, and Mr Avtar Singh Makkar of the ruling SAD-BJP alliance.
Not so, claims SAD candidate
Ludhiana, January 19
The acting district president of the SAD and party nominee from the Ludhiana West Assembly segment has claimed that party rebels would not make much impact on his prospects in the poll.
Gosain, Khalsa file papers
Ludhiana, January 19
The Deputy Speaker in the Vidhan Sabha and the BJP candidate from Ludhiana East, Mr Satpal Gosain, today filed his nomination papers amidst much fanfare. He was accompanied by hundreds of BJP and Akali workers, who were shouting slogans in support of the alliance victory.
Unchecked flow corruption waters: Bhattal
Ludhiana, January 19
Former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Rajinder Kaur Bhattal today lashed out at the SAD-BJP government in the state, alleging that it had crossed all limits of corruption. She remarked, “The sixth river of corruption has been added to the existing five in Punjab”.
14 years later, he’s uprooted again
Ahmedgarh, January 19
Mr Kaur Chand, a migrant from Gharsana town in Rajasthan, 8 km from the border with Pakistan, will have to re-establish himself. About 14 years back, he had to leave his parental property at Shehna due to terrorism.
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