Ahead of the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections in Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday requested the State Election Commission to order a high-level inquiry into all incidents of violence during the filing of nomination papers for the polls, which are slated for September 19.
The joint delegation of SAD and BJP, including Bikram Singh Majithia and Daljit Singh Cheema from the SAD and Malwinder Singh Kang and Raj Bhatia from the BJP, met State Election Commissioner Jagpal Sandhu and demanded deployment of paramilitary forces to ensure free and fair elections.
Mr. Majithia said the intimidation unleashed by the Congress members on the SAD and BJP workers had resulted in no nomination paper being filed on behalf of their candidates in five blocks — Zira, Makhu, Guruharsahai, Dera Baba Nanak and Patti.
