Summary:
Mahesh SharmaAhmedgarh, October 21Polling passed off peacefully amid allegations of rigging by the Congress during the Dakha segment bypoll, with no untoward incident. Out of 26 complaints received by the ECI from across the state, 20 complaints were made from Dakha segment alone. Of these, 19 were made by SAD candidate and one by Lok Insaaf Party candidate Sukhdev Singh Chakk. The Congress made the lone complaint to the returning officer that was forwarded to the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Dakha, for action against SAD candidate Manpreeet Ayali. “The supporters of Congress candidate Captain Sandeep Sandhu and SAD candidate Manpreet Singh Ayali purchased vote at almost all villages by paying money and supplying drugs and liquor,” alleged Gajjanmajra..