Congress campaign gets boost in Sonepat

The campaign of Congress candidate Surender Panwar got a boost after the Punjab and Haryana High Court declared his arrest by the ED illegal in a money laundering case. The judgement will be delivered tomorrow and in all likelihood he would be set free, paving the way for him to take the command of the campaign.

As the news reached his supporters, they gathered at Panwar’s residence and celebrated. The ED arrested Panwar in connection with a money laundering and illegal mining case on July 20. But, the Congress trusted him and fielded him from Sonepat. He reached Sonepat on September 12 to file his nomination in custody. He had filed a petition against the ED for declaring his arrest illegal in the high court.

In the absence of Panwar, his son Lalit Panwar and daughter-in-law Samiksha Panwar were leading his campaign in the Sonepat segment. Congress media incharge Manoj Ridhau said most likely Panwar would be released tomorrow and he would join the election campaign from Wednesday. He said ex-CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda would address a rally in the old grain market in Sonepat in support of Panwar.