Punjab civic body polls: Nomination papers ‘snatched’ in Patiala, probe ordered
4 weeks ago

Punjab civic body polls: Nomination papers ‘snatched’ in Patiala, probe ordered

Hindustan Times  

Nomination papers of a few candidates, mostly from Congress, SAD and BJP, were reportedly snatched while they were about to file the same at the district administrative complex for the Municipal Corporation elections in Patiala on Thursday. Punjab Youth Congress president Mohit Mohindra and others outside the district administrative complex during a melee amid nomination filing in Patiala on Thursday. Punjab Youth Congress president Mohit Mohindra, who was present at the site, said, “Some AAP miscreants snatched papers from my hand and ran away. Private persons with the help of police thrashed opposition candidates at nomination centres and didn’t allow them to enter the building.” SAD’s Patiala president Amit Rathi said, “Policemen were silent spectators while the nomination papers of opposition parties were being snatched and torn.” Refuting the allegations, AAP’s Patiala MLA Ajitpal Kohli said, “It was the BJP whose workers snatched nomination papers of AAP candidates.

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