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Infighting in Congress mars rural Khaira: Police targeting Cong body nominations in Jalandhar poll nominees Channi vs ChaudharyMLA Vikramjit prevails in party symbol battle in Phillaur Our Correspondent Deepkamal Kaur Tribune News Service INBRIEF 'DRUG ADDICT' ARRESTED Phagwara: The Lohian police have arrested a person on the charge of consuming heroin. The accused has been identified as Harjot Singh, a resident of Dera Saidan in Kapurthala. A lighter, silver paper, and plastic pipes used for consuming contraband were recovered from his possession. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused. OC FAMILY BOOKED FOR CHEATING Phagwara: The Nakodar police have booked three members of a family on the charges of cheating, breach of trust and criminal conspiracy. The accused have been identified as Gurmukh Singh of Shankar village, his wife Neelam and son Indarpal Singh. Gurmindar Singh of the same village has complained to SSP, Jalandhar (Rural), that he was in Canada when the accused requested him to send money for purchasing a house in his name but later encroached it. OC MAN BOOKED FOR BIKE THEFT Phagwara: The Nakodar police have booked an unidentified person on the charge of stealing a motorcycle. Arwindar Singh, a resident of Tut Kalan village, complained to the police that the unidentified accused stole his motorcycle (PB-08-FE-1475). OC Jalandhar, December 4 Even as the Shiromani Akali Dal, BJP and Congress have , been targeting the ruling government over the alleged police high-handedness during the filing of nomination papers for Block Samiti and Zila Parishad elections, Jalandhar witnessed a different battle — the Congress versus the Congress. For the past four days since the beginning of the process of filing of papers, there had been reports that Jalandhar MP Charanjit Singh Channi’s son Navjeet Singh had been holding parallel meetings in Phillaur against those of Congress MLA Vikramjit Chaudhary. Both leaders reportedly kept assuring their respective candidates of securing the party symbol. However, today, the MLA prevailed. MLA Chaudhary accompanied the Congress candidates Harjinder Kaur from Bundala Zone, Shindo from Dosanjh Kalan Zone, Rajwinder from Apra Zone, and Reshmo from Ganna Pind Zone today to file their nominations for Zila Parishad elections at the DC office. Three candidates, who reportedly had the support of Channi’s son, have also filed their papers from Phillaur Block Samitis but they could not get the party symbols. A similar tussle unfolded in Phagwara, December 4 After completetion of police remand of two days, alleged gangster Virender Pratap Singh, alias Kala Rana, who was brought to Phagwara from Gurugram’s Bhondsi jail on a production warrant on Tuesday, was again produced before the Judicial Magistrate today, who sent him in judicial custody. As he was brought from Gurugram on production warrant, he was sent back to Bhondsi jail. He was allegedly involved in firing on AAP leader Daljit Raju’s house on the midnight of November 27 in village Darvesh near Phagwara. Rana, who was wanted in multiple murder and extortion cases, was nominated by the Phagwara police after his suspected role emerged during the investigation. Meanwhile, the three already arrested accused were sent to judicial custody for 14 days. Cops stated that the trio allegedly sheltered and financed the shooters involved in the late night firing at Raju’s residence on November 27. — OC Kartarpur. Halqa incharge Rajinder Singh fielded his own candidates for 34 Block Samitis, while former Congress MLA Surinder Singh Chaudhary tried to secure symbols for his preferred candidates. Eventually, the party handed all symbols to Rajinder Singh, granting him complete discretion. MP Channi does not go along with Vikramjit Chaudhary since the former contested MP Dholi shot dead at Hadiabad Our Correspondent Gangster Rana sent back to Gurugram jail A huge rush was witnessed at the DC office on the last day of filing of nomination papers for the Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections in Jalandhar on Thursday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: MALKIAT SINGH. Phagwara, December 4 A young ‘dholi’, identified as Avinash, alias Golu (30), was shot dead by some armed miscreants after minor arguments in a janjghar, Hadiabad, on late Wednesday night. In the midst of a verbal exchange, three youths arrived in a car and allegedly escalated the argument, leading to the sudden firing that caused Avinash to collapse on the spot. He was rushed to the Civil Hospital but was declared dead on arrival. The police, led by SP Madhvi Sharma, today arrested one of the accused Amritpal Singh of Manikpur village near Shahkot. Two others, Jaspreet Singh of Khajurala and Rajkaran, also resident of Shahkot, have been nominated in the case. The police have recovered an empty catridge shell from the crime site. A Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by DSP Bharat Bhushan and SHO Satnampura Hardip Singh, has been constituted to ensure transparent, thorough, and accountable investigation in line with policing ethics and public responsibility. SSP Gaurav Toora appreciated the swift tracing of the case and reaffirmed that strict action would be taken so that no individual feels emboldened to take the law into their hands. He maintained that such crimes will be tackled with prompt response and uncompromising legal action. elections. Chaudhary had opposed Channi’s candidature in the June 2024 parliamentary polls as he wanted the ticket for his mother Karamjit Chaudhary, who had lost the May 2023 bypoll. Channi had got Chaudhary suspended during his election but he managed a comeback through PCC chief Amarinder Raja Warring and LoP Partap Bajwa in the midst of the Ludhiana West bypoll. Since Chaudhary’s suspen- sion, Channi had been projecting his son Navjeet in Phillaur. Channi had not invited Chaudhary for Navjeet’s grand 33rd birthday at his place in Morinda recently, where all party biggies had made it. Channi, however, had invited Vikramjit’s cousin and ex-Kartarpur MLA Chaudhary Surinder Singh at the function with whom he is maintaining proximity and was reportedly also 64 papers filed for ZP, 424 for Block Samitis Observer reviews arrangements for rural polls Phagwara, December 4 The process of filing nominations for the Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections concluded today with 64 papers submitted for the Zila Parishad and 424 for Block Samiti seats across the district. Among the Block Samitis, 110 nominations were filed for Kapurthala, followed by 89 for Nadala, 99 for Phagwara, 56 for Fattudhinga, and 70 for Sultanpur Lodhi. DC Amit Kumar Panchal stated that the candidates will be able to withdraw their nominations until 3 PM on December 6. — OC Tribune Reporters Nawanshahr, December 4 In view of Zila Parishad and Block Samitis polls scheduled for December 14, the election observer for Nawanshahr district Special Secretary of Good Administration and Information Technology Department and Director Vishesh Sarangal has taken stock of preparations and arrangements being put in place for free and fair elections. The observer directed officers to ensure timely arrangements related with security, transport, health and other arrangements at all polling stations. Holding a meeting at the supporting him in Kartarpur. The final say of Vikramjit Chaudhary and Rajinder Singh is being seen as a victory of the Warring-Bajwa group in Channi’s fiefdom since he is MP from the area. Channi, however, maintains, “I did not interfere at all in these rural elections. The MLAs and halqa in-charges were told to do their own selections. As an MP I had no role in fielding , the candidates.” local District Administrative Complex in the presence of DC Ankurjeet Singh and SSP Tushar Gupta, he reviewed the election preparations with the officers concerned. He sought information about the final publication of voter lists, returning officers, assistant returning officers and facilities at polling stations. The DC apprised the observer that 10 zones had been made for Zila Parishad and 82 for Panchayats Samitis. The district had 466 Gram Panchayats, 462 polling stations, 633 polling booths and 4,17,240 voters. Of the 10 zones established for the Zila Parishad, three were falling under Nawanshahr, one in Saroya, two in Balachaur and four in Banga. Similarly, 25 zones each have been created in Banga and Nawanshahr while 17 in Balachaur and 15 in Saroya for the block samitis. Sarangal said proper arrangements should be made in view of every aspect to complete the election process in a fair, independent and transparent manner. Review meeting held Hoshiarpur: Election observer Kanwal Preet Brar, appointed by the State Election Commission, held a special review meeting at the District Administrative Complex today to assess preparations for the upcoming Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections. The meeting saw the participation of DC-cum-District Election Officer Ashika Jain, SSP Sandeep Kumar Malik, and other key civil and police officials. Brar reviewed arrangements related to the nomination process, enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct, security deployment and other steps required for free and fair elections. He stressed that the polling process must be conducted in a fully transparent and impartial manner, urging officials to strictly follow all instructions issued by the State Election Commission. No lessons learnt from woman’s death in mishap, Phillaur highway stretch still waterlogged Have made several complaints, now fed up with admn officials’ approach, say villagers Aparna Banerji Tribune News Service Police personnel in front of the Civil Hospital after the murder of a Hadiabad youth on Thursday. Phagwara,December 4 Bholath MLA Sukhpal Khaira has levelled serious allegations against the police, claiming that law enforcement officials in the constituency are misusing their authority to influence the outcome of the upcoming Block Samiti and Zila Parishad elections. According to Khaira, a series of police action, including late FIR additions and targeted raids, are contributing to environment of intimidation for Congress candidates and workers. Khaira particularly referred to FIR registered at Subhanpur in connection with alleged irregularities during floodrelief distribution. He stated that the case was lodged nearly four months after the reported incident and asserted that it was politically motivated with the intention of discouraging participation by opposition candidates. The MLA highlighted an incident on December 4, when Baljinder Singh, in-charge of police chowki, Nadala, accompanied by a team of personnel, conducted an early morning raid at the residence of Gurjit Singh, a Congress candidate for Block Samiti Zone, Chakoke. Khaira said the raid occurred despite the fact that Gurjit and others named in the case had already secured anticipatory bail from the court of the Additional Sessions Judge-I, Kapurthala, two days earlier. The court order, he emphasized, specifically noted that custodial interrogation was not required as recoveries had been completed. He termed the police action a violation of judicial direction and alleged that it appeared to benefit the rival candidate from the constituency. Khaira further alleged that additional names of Congress leaders and workers have been recently incorporated into the FIR, including local office-bearers and nominees affiliated with the party. He claimed these additions were based on statements obtained under pressure from a political opponent and expressed concern that more names could be added as the election process advances. Khaira urged the State Election Commission to intervene, stating that free and fair elections are only possible when law enforcement agencies function independently and without political influence. He demanded the immediate suspension of SI Baljinder Singh and action against senior police officers allegedly supervising the operations, along with assurances that candidates are able to file nominations and campaign without fear or interference. Jalandhar, December 4 A day after the reported suspension of the BDPOPhillaur following the death of a woman on the waterlogged stretch of the Jalandhar-Phillaur highway on Tuesday night, the inundation at the spot remains unchanged. The 13-year-old boy, whose mother died on Tuesday, has been rendered orphan. With no other relatives of the woman at the village, he is now under the care of villagers. Paramjit Kaur (45), a resident of Indira Colony, Phillaur, was on her way to c m y b Nagar village on Tuesday night when her Activa scooter skidded on the waterlogged highway. She fell, and a truck following her ran over her, leading to her death. Angered with the perennial water woes on the highway near Nagar village, villagers placed her body on the highway and held an irate protest on Tuesday night. A protest was also held on the highway on Wednesday. The last rites of the woman were held today. The villagers said they had been trying to get the problem addressed for months, but their complaints fell on deaf years and the situation persists WOMAN’S SCOOTER HAD SKIDDED Paramjit Kaur (45), a resident of Indira Colony, Phillaur, was on her way to Nagar village on Tuesday night when her Activa scooter skidded on the waterlogged highway. She fell, and a truck following her ran over her, leading to her death. even after the accident. Sarpanch Charanjit Singh’s relative Nirmal Singh said, “There is water accumulated even today on the same spot. When vehicles pass, the water splashes and one more accident took place today. We are fed up with the administration’s dilly dallying tactics. We do not know what purpose the BDPO’s suspension will serve if the road isn’t fixed.” Nirmal Singh added, “We want some land be emptied in the village where excess water could be routed. We have already ensured over 4 kanal land. But can’t the administration pitch in to get more land emptied for the routing of water. This work must be done so that people stop losing lives in accidents.” SDM, Phillaur Parleen Kaur Brar is currently on extended leave. Assistant Commssioner (General), Jalandhar, Muki- lan R, who has the charge of Phillaur, said, “The BDPO has not been suspended. Apart from this, the work to route water to a chappar (pond) would have been long complete if we were not facing opposition from a section of villagers. Some villagers, on whose land the pipeline passes, are objecting to the project, due to which the work has been delayed. Apart from this, the poll code for the block samiti elections is also in place. Yet, we are in touch with the panchayat and villagers and are trying to work out an amicable solution so that water could be routed to a 4-kanal land, earmarked on November 19.”