Cong alleges booth capuring by AAP in Patti area

The Congress party has demanded re-election in five polling booths in the Zila Parishad zones of Naushehra Pannuan and that of the Kairon zone falling under Patti assembly constituency. Harminder Singh Gill, former MLA, while taking to media persons here today, said the armed workers of the ruling AAP captured the polling booths in Barwala, Shaheed, Nabipur, Varana Burj Rai Ke and Kairon and stole the ballot papers and cast the votes of other persons forcibly.

Gilla alleged that the polling agents of the Congress party were thrown out after entering the polling booths and poppy husk and opium were openly consumed inside the polling booths. He said that apart from this, an attempt was made by AAP supporters to

cast illegal votes in village Kairon and Bahmaniwala villages.

He said that the Congress party had informed the district administration and police against this alleged illegal act during the election process but the administration did not take any action under pressure from the government.

Gill said that the police personnel posted on duty helped AAP supporters rig the elections against which they have evidence and the Congress party will take legal recourse in the matter.

The Congress leader said that the party has sent complaints to the District Election Officer and the State Election Commission regarding these anomalies and demanded re-polling at these booths.