The police arrested a Zirakpur resident, Dharamjeet Pandey, after he was found consuming liquor at a public place in Daria on Friday. - File photo
Chandigarh: The police arrested a Zirakpur resident, Dharamjeet Pandey, after he was found consuming liquor at a public place in Daria on Friday. A case under the Punjab Police Act-2007 and Section 510, IPC, has been registered. He was later released on bail. TNS
BJP candidate faces workers’ ire
Zirakpur: A day after realtor Sanjiv Khanna bagged the BJP ticket from the Dera Bassi Assembly seat, local BJP leaders came out in the open against his candidature. Khanna faced some anxious moments on Saturday when he visited the house of BJP Mandal in-charge Mukesh Gandhi, considered a strong candidate for the BJP ticket till recently. The BJP ignored Dera Bassi Mandal in-charge Mukesh Gandhi and District BJP president Sushil Rana, who were tipped as the frontrunners for the ticket. The BJP workers had already gathered at Gandhi’s house expressing resentment. When they saw Khanna there, they started protesting vociferously. —
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