Returning Officer for action against Mrs Bhattal, others

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Sangrur, Jan 28 (UNI) Deputy Commissioner-cum-Returning Officer S R Landhar today directed the district police chief to take action against Deputy Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal and other candidates for violation of the model code of conduct in the assembly elections.

The Returning Officer issued these directions to SSP B Chander Shekher after Mrs Bhattal and other candidates failed to reply to his show cause notice related to the violation of the code of conduct. Mrs Bhattal is the Congress candidate from the Lehra Gagga assembly segment.

The other candidates against whom the Returning Officer has issued directions are ---Mrs Bhattal's rival from Lehra Gagga, Prem Singh Chandumajra of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Parminder Singh Dhindsa, SAD candidate from Sunam , Aman Arora, Congress nominee from Sunam, Surjit Singh Dhiman, Congress candidate from Dirba, Baldev Singh Mann, SAD candidate from Dirba and Parkash Chand Garg SAD nominee from Sangrur.

The others listed for action are Dhanwant Singh of the BSP, Gaganjit Singh Baranala SAD candidate from Dhuri, Mrs Razia Sultana and Abdul Gaffar, Congress and SAD nominees respectively from Malerkotla, Gobind Singh Kanjhla and Harchand Kaur, SAD and Congress candidates respectively from Sherpur (reserve) and Gobind Singh Longowal, SAD nominee from Dhanaula.

The Returning Officer in his show cause notice addressed to the district presidents of the Congress, SAD and BSP had pointed out that Mrs Bhattal and the other candidates had violated the code of conduct by putting posters, banners, hoardings and flags at public places. They had been asked to file their replies by January 26, but as they had failed to do so the Returning Officer today asked the SSP to intiate action against these candidates.

The Returning Officer in his show cause notice had also enclosed videograph clippings.

UNI

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