SAD leader Noni Mann, driver booked for bid to ‘run over’ farmers in Ferozepur

Our Correspondent

Ferozepur, November 11

The police have booked SAD leader Vardev Singh Mann, alias Noni, and his driver Gurvinder Singh for allegedly trying to run over farmers and opening fire during an incident here on Wednesday.

Notably, Mann is a SAD candidate from Guruharsahai for the upcoming Assembly polls. The accused have been booked under Sections 307, 279 and 34 of the IPC and 25 and 27 of the Arms Act.

On Wednesday, Mann had allegedly tried to run over farm leader Harnek Singh Mehma and other farmers. However, Mann had refuted the allegations saying he himself had a narrow escape as some Congressmen in the garb of farmers had allegedly fired upon him and attacked his vehicle. Mann also alleged that that his gunman was thrashed and said the Congress legislator from Ferozepur (Urban) had sponsored the protests.

Farmer leaders Mehma, Manjit Singh Pandher and Darshan Singh Karma said the police were functioning under pressure. “The police did not add the name of former SAD MLA Joginder Singh Jindu in the FIR, who was present in the car with Mann. We demand that he should also be booked,” said Mehma.

The farmers also held a protest in front of the SSP’s office here and demanded immediate arrest of the SAD leaders.

“Farmers will “gherao” SAD chief Sukhbir Badal and Harsimrat Kaur Badal at all their events. We believe that SAD is still associated with the BJP, which is an anti-farmers party,” said Pandher.