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Punjab polls: ECI conducts surprise check at Mohali mayor’s house
Senior superintendent of police Harjeet Singh said ECI had received a complaint about liquor being stored at the mayor’s house, but the team found nothing of the sort
Acting on a complaint, a team from the Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted a surprise check at the residence of Mohali mayor Amarjit Singh Sidhu in Sector 78 around 11pm on Friday night.
Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Harjeet Singh said ECI had received a complaint about liquor being stored at the mayor’s house, but the team found nothing of the sort.
The inspection was still underway amid heavy police presence at the time of filing of this report.
The mayor is the brother of Mohali Congress candidate and three-time MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu.
Deputy mayor Kuljeet Bedi said it was nothing but dirty politics by Congress opponents ahead of the assembly elections.
Liquor vends in UT near Punjab border closed till Sunday
All liquor vends in Chandigarh within 3km of inter-state borders with Punjab will stay closed from 6pm on February 18 till the conclusion of the Punjab assembly polls on February 20. Also, March 10, the day of counting of votes, will be a dry day for these liquor vends, as per an order by UT excise and taxation commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh.
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UT changes office timings to reduce traffic congestion
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