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Hindustan Times
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Ludhiana: Ration truck seized on poll eve, meant for voters, says Cong
Just hours before the Ludhiana West bypoll, tension gripped Sham Nagar as Mamta Ashu, former municipal councillor and wife of Congress candidate Bharat Bhushan Ashu, intercepted a truck allegedly carrying ration meant to influence voters. According to Mamta Ashu, she was tipped off by local party workers that a truck filled with sacks of ration had arrived in Sham Nagar for distribution ahead of the vote. Acting on the information, she and her team rushed to the spot and halted the vehicle. The incident was streamed live on Facebook and covered by several media outlets. Mamta Ashu said, 'When we questioned the truck driver in front of mediapersons and on Facebook Live, he clearly stated that the truck and ration did not belong to him. He claimed a traffic police officer from Khanna City-1 police station got the truck refueled and directed him to deliver the ration sacks to two specific locations in Sham Nagar.' She further alleged that before the truck was caught, some of the ration had already been unloaded at a house in the locality. Despite her insistence, she claimed the police did not conduct a search at the suspected location. 'We demanded that the police check the house where the ration was dropped, but they refused to take action. We have now submitted a complaint through the C-Vigil app,' she added. Assistant commissioner of police (Civil Lines) Guriqbal Singh confirmed that the truck has been seized and that an investigation is underway. 'We have taken possession of the vehicle. The driver's statement is being recorded and we are verifying the claims made by the Congress, including the alleged involvement of a traffic policeman from Khanna,' said the ACP. Mamta Ashu said, 'We have submitted a formal complaint to the Election Commission and are demanding the registration of FIR. We are still waiting for the police to take legal action.'
Time of India
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Cong leader intercepts ‘ration truck' ahead of Ludhiana West bypoll
Ludhiana: Hours before the polling for Ludhiana West bypoll, ex-councilor Mamta Ashu, wife of Congress candidate Bharat Bhushan Ashu, caught a truck of ration in Sham Nagar. Mamta Ashu claimed that the driver who brought the truck to Sham Nagar stated in front of everyone that Khanna City-1's traffic cop filled the truck with fuel and asked him to deliver it to two places in Sham Nagar. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now On the claims of the Congress party, the city police said they are verifying the details. Mamta Ashu said she received information from local workers that a truck full of ration reached Sham Nagar to distribute among the voters to bribe them. "We reached the spot and caught the truck. The truck driver, in front of all media persons and on Facebook live, was questioned about where he came from to Sham Nagar. The driver said that neither the truck nor the ration belonged to him. He added that Khanna City-1 traffic cop filled the truck with fuel and asked him to deliver ration sacks to two locations in Sham Nagar. Thereafter, we called the police," she added. Mamta Ashu also claimed that some sacks of ration were unloaded at one house in Sham Nagar. She asked the police to search that house; however, the police did not listen to them. A complaint on the C-vigil app has been made by them against it. ACP (Civil Lines) Guriqbal Singh, said, "We have seized the truck and further investigation is on." When asked about the Congress party's claim of the involvement of the Khanna cop, the ACP said, "We are getting it verified." Incident of ration distribution in Sham Nagar was reported on Tuesday night also. Earlier on Tuesday night, Mamta Ashu and other Congress workers caught a group of people distributing ration in the area. They made the incident live on social media, in which a woman from whose house the ration allegedly was being distributed was arguing with Mamta Ashu. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The Congress leader said that a formal complaint has been lodged by them with the election commission for the registration of an FIR. They are still waiting for the FIRs to be lodged. Two FIRs on Congress workers, supporters. Sarabha Nagar police, on the complaint of the returning officer-06 West, lodged an FIR against unidentified Congress workers under sections 132, 221, 351, 3 (5) of the BNS. The complainant said that a complaint was received from the in-charge of a flying squad team (FST). He alleged that when they were working in the area, some Congress workers obstructed them from performing their duty. In another case, Haibowal police arrested Raj Kumar of Gopal Nagar for allegedly distributing ration in the area. The police said that Raj Kumar was present outside his house when the police nabbed him with his Maruti Swift car carrying nine ration bags.
