Bains, Ayali supporters come to blows
Thursday, 01/05/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140501/punjab.htm#9
Ludhiana : In Kot Mangal Singh area of Ludhiana, supporters of independent candidate Simarjit Bains and SAD-BJP candidate Manpreet Ayali clashed with each other. A minor clash was reported between SAD and Bains supporters in Kakowal village.
In Ayali Khurd, Congress and SAD supporters exchanged blows. Reports of minor scuffles came in from Amarpura, Sarabha Nagar and Shimlapuri areas.
Congress candidate Ravneet Singh Bittu's supporters alleged that Ayali's supporters had indulged in rigging at Wallipur Khurd village in Dakha. In Atam Nagar, Akali Dal supporters protested against the supporters of Bains for alleged bogus voting.
Polling in the Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency by and large remained peaceful. Around 70 per cent voting was witnessed in the constituency. As many as 183 polling booths in Atam Nagar, Ludhiana South and Gill Assembly constituencies had been declared hypersensitive.
