SAD seeks more forces in two constituencies

Chandigarh: The SAD has urged the Election Commission to deploy additional paramilitary forces in Ferozepur and Bathinda. In a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, SAD’s senior vice-president DS Cheema said additional paramilitary forces were required in these two constituencies to ensure a fair poll.  He said there were 1,729 polling booths in Bathinda and central forces were deployed at only 700 booths. “Similarly, paramilitary forces are deployed at a few selective booths in the Ferozepur parliamentary constituency while some hyper-sensitive areas, such as Abohar city and Ferozepur city, are left without paramilitary forces,” he claimed.

Cheema expressed the fear that the Congress might adopt “unfair means to intimidate” voters in these two constituencies as ruling party’s “agenda” was to defeat the Badal family.

Sukhbir Badal is contesting from Ferozepur while his wife and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal is fighting from Bathinda.

Cheema also demanded deployment of central forces at all sensitive polling booths across Punjab. — PTI

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