SAD spokesperson Daljit Singh Cheema said the AAP government misused its authority during the campaign. He added that the party sent several written complaints to the EC and its observers.

Cheema thanked the EC for shifting two DSPs, removing one SHO, and suspending the SSP. He said the state government still targeted SAD workers. According to him, local leaders and traders received threats to support the AAP candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu.

Cheema said the police detained several SAD leaders on polling day. He added that officers also raided many homes that day. He claimed he informed the SSP, the returning officer, and the chief electoral officer about these incidents.

After the results, Cheema said the police filed fresh FIRs against several SAD leaders and arrested many of them. He pointed to FIR No. 0261, lodged on November 15 at Police Station City, Tarn Taran.

Cheema said the party earlier filed a complaint with evidence against officers who followed the candidate’s daughter in a private car with a fake number plate. He claimed the police ignored that complaint and instead booked the complainants. He said officers arrested leaders such as Nachattar Singh on November 15.

SAD urged the ECI to order an independent inquiry into all FIRs filed after the bypoll results.

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In Mohali, a court dismissed Majithia’s plea for a barrack change in New Nabha jail, Patiala. Majithia claimed that inmates posed a security risk, but the court found no merit in his request. His application, filed on July 12, followed his June 25 arrest under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The court ruling has added to his legal hurdles.

Meanwhile, in Fazilka, SAD leader Nardev Singh Mann, also known as Bobby Mann, was arrested near Chandigarh. He was taken to Jalalabad City police station on Wednesday evening. The arrest is linked to a firing incident outside the Block Development Officer’s office in Jalalabad during the 2024 sarpanch election nominations. Police sources confirmed his custody and further questioning.

These back-to-back setbacks underline the growing legal troubles for SAD leaders. The twin cases are being closely watched in Punjab’s political circles.

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