Man who shot vote purchase video appears before DC
Monday, 05/05/2014
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Muktsar: The man who had shot the video that allegedly shows some Akalis buying votes at Kauni village in Gidderbaha assembly segment on the polling day (April 30) appeared before the Muktsar Deputy Commissioner today and handed him over the CD. He sought action against the “guilty” officials and politicians.
An 11.30-minute-long video has been uploaded by the AAP’s Punjab unit on its official Facebook page, which has now gone viral on cyber space. The video allegedly shows a few men interacting with some villagers, asking them to cast their votes in favour of ‘takaddi’ (scale - the SAD symbol) and get Rs 500 in return for each vote.
An AAP delegation from Muktsar and Abohar also met the Deputy Commissioner today and handed him over a memorandum seeking immediate suspension of Gidderbaha SDM Hardeep Singh Dhaliwal, who allegedly failed to take any action against those buying the votes.
Later in the day, a large number of residents of Kauni village, including another man who had shot the video of the SDM investigating the matter at the village and speaking over the phone to someone on the polling day, gathered at a common place at Kauni village and released that CD too. Those who shot the videos also sought police protection, alleging they feared attack.
Deputy Commissioner Paramjit Singh has asked another IAS officer, Ramvir Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development), Muktsar, to investigate the matter and file a report by tomorrow evening.
Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, VK Singh had yesterday asked the Muktsar Deputy Commissioner to report on the allegations of bribing of voters at Kauni village by the Akali Dal after a report was published in The Tribune on Friday.
Gidderbaha assembly segment is part of the Faridkot parliamentary constituency, witnessing a three-cornered contest between Prof Sadhu Singh (AAP), sitting MP Paramjit Kaur Gulshan (SAD) and Jaitu MLA Joginder Singh Panjgrain (Congress).
