High drama as Cong candidate Ashu's flex removed from house wall

High drama was witnessed after a flex banner of Congress candidate Bharat Bhushan Ashu was removed from a wall.

A poll officer, along with another person, was removing a flex banner of Congress candidate Ashu from a house wall in the Ludhiana West constituency.

The official told a CRPF official remove the flex. While it was being removed, former Youth Congress president Barinder Dhillon reached the place and asked the officer the reason for removing the same, leading to a debate between the two.

Soon, videos and pictures of the incident were circulated on social media.

The officer stated that he was removing posters and flex banners from government locations as part of his election duty.

Meanwhile, Dhillon claimed that the wall where the flex was placed belongs to his uncle’s house, asserting that the Congress did not put up flex banners on any government buildings.

He said several flex banners of the Congress candidate in the West segment were torn and removed, even from places where these had official approval.

MLA Rana Gurjit Singh, in-charge of the election campaign of the West constituency, has condemned the incident and said government officials should do their duty impartially by staying within the model code of conduct and not by becoming workers of any party. He said a complaint in the matter was being made to the Chief Electoral Officer.