by Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)
CHANDIGARH,
JULY 3
Punjab Congress has sought deployment of central security forces for
the Dasuya bye-election scheduled to be held on July 11. The party said, there
was every apprehension of the ruling Akali-BJP alliance misusing power to
facilitate the favourable outcome of the election.
Punjab
Pradesh Congress Committee President Capt Amarinder Singh in a letter to the Chief
Election Commissioner of India has said that the recent experience of the
Municipal and other local bodies’ elections has raised genuine apprehensions
among the Congress workers that same tactics of violence and intimidation might
be used during Dasuya bye-election also.
He
said, in order to prevent and preempt any such thing, the Election Commission
of India must deploy only the central forces during the election on each and
every booth. He said, there was possibility of the state government deputing
its own favourite police and other officials who will work for it.
The
PCC President pointed out, during the Municipal elections the ruling alliance
had specially deputed four Senior Superintendents of Police to take control of
elections in Patiala only and there is no guarantee that they may not repeat
the same in Dasuya also.
Capt
Amarinder said, this becomes more important as the ruling alliance has realized
that it was losing Dasuya bye-election and they might resort to violence and
intimidation to win the election which must be prevented at all costs.
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