SAD, Cong men exchange fire in Bhikhiwind

Tarn Taran, February 2 A Congress and an SAD worker were injured in a cross-firing today outside the office of the nagar panchayat in Bhikhiwind where they had gone to file nomination papers for the upcoming elections. However, the police...

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Updated At : 12:30 PM Feb 03, 2021 IST

Tarn Taran, February 2

A Congress and an SAD worker were injured in a cross-firing today outside the office of the nagar panchayat in Bhikhiwind where they had gone to file nomination papers for the upcoming elections.

However, the police are yet to confirm the number of the injured persons.

SAD workers, under the leadership of former MLA Virsa Singh Valtoha, staged a protest in front of the office. Senior SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who reached the dharna site late in the evening, condemned the government for creating hooliganism to control local government institutions. The incident took place when SAD’s Amarjit Singh and Congress’ Sitara Singh reached the office to file nomination papers from Ward No 6. Both the sides reportedly fired 10-12 rounds at each other. — OC

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