Summary:
As it was impossible to hold the rally at this venue, we were left with no other option but to change it, and at the last minute, we organised it at the marriage palace. I request the authorities to reconsider this notice, as nothing was done by me or our party intentionally. But just a few hours before the rally was to start, heavy rains caused havoc, and the entire venue of Dana Mandi was flooded with water. However, I will make sure I appear before the ARO to present my side of the story.” The notice also mentions that Dugri had applied and received permission for this rally at Dana Mandi on Gill Road, but he did not organise the rally at the said venue, but instead at a marriage palace on Dugri Road.Meanwhile, speaking to TOI, Meetpal Dugri said: “The March 11 rally of our leader Bikram Majithia was scheduled to be held at Ludhiana, for which I was granted permission by the authorities to conduct it at Dana Mandi on Gill Road..