Roadshow: Dhindsa Jr issued notice for poll code violation
Tuesday, 09/04/2019
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SANGRUR: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate from the Sangrur constituency, Parminder Singh Dhindsa, was issued a notice by the assistant returning officer (ARO) for violation of model code of conduct in a roadshow he held in the district on Monday.
Taking note of political hoardings and party flags installed on public property, Sangrur assistant returning officer-cum-sub-divisional magistrate Avikesh Gupta said, “We found that some political hoardings and flags were installed on signboards and electric pillars on the Chandigarh-Bathinda road. They have been removed and we have issued a notice to SAD for violating the model code of conduct.”
“The party has been asked to submit a reply within 24 hours. I appeal all political parties to follow the election commission’s guidelines,” he added.
Earlier, Parminder was welcomed by SAD-BJP workers in Bhawanigarh and Sangrur towns after he entered the district at Channo in the morning.
The roadshow culminated at Mastuana Sahib.
Even as his father and Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa had said that he will not campaign for his son and had cautioned not to contest the Lok Sabha polls on the Akali Dal ticket as it faces a massive public anger, senior party leaders Baldev Singh Mann, Balbir Singh Ghunas, Parkash Chand Garg and Gaganjit Singh Barnala participated in the roadshow.
“I am getting a huge response from the people of Sangrur and Barnala districts. I will raise issues of this region,” said Parminder.
When asked his father lost from the constituency twice, he said, “Sometime bigwigs lose. It is our duty to make people aware about the policies of the party. We will humbly accept the people’s verdict.”
Parminder is pitted against sitting MP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) state president Bhagwant Mann.
