02-06-2025
AAP framed husband for pol vendetta: Cong councillor
Ludhiana: While the district administration and Ludhiana police remain tightlipped about FIRs lodged at division number 8 police station against office-bearers of Ludhiana District Cricket Association (LDCA) for alleged embezzlement, Congress councillor from Ward 69, Deepika Sunny Bhalla, accused the government and police of implicating her husband, Gagandeep Bhalla alias Sunny Bhalla, in the case.
Asserting that the FIR against Sunny Bhalla was meant to stop him from campaigning for Congress candidate Bharat Bhushan Ashu, she said that the complainant had already withdrawn his complaint from the high court.
Sunny Bhalla, a former honorary secretary of LDCA, is one of Ashu's closest associates. He has been actively campaigning for Ashu ahead of the bypoll scheduled for June 19.
Sunny's wife, councillor Deepika Sunny Bhalla, on Monday uploaded a Facebook post: "As you all know, Sunny Bhalla and I have been serving our ward and people for so many years.
We have all stood like a family during ups and downs, happy and hard times, together and bonded strongly. But, for the last few years, we have faced the wrath of the current govt for serving the public. Two days ago, a false FIR was lodged against Sunny Bhalla, even when the complainant already withdrew his complaint in the high court.
Just to stop Sunny Bhalla from working in his ward in favour of our respected Ashu ji for the by-election, he has been implicated.
The bond Sunny and Bharat Bhushan Ashu ji share is impeccable and it can't be broken ever. You can defame them but can't separate them. I would like to say to this govt and administration, let the public decide whom they want as their representative and stop putting false narratives and cases on Congress supporters. I would like to say – Na jhukenge Na tootenge, Ashu ji ke sath the, wahin rahenge.. Support Ashu bhaiya and stand strong with Sunny Bhalla."
TOI tried to contact officers of the sub-division where the FIR was lodged against the office bearers of LDCA; however none of them agreed to issue a statement.
However, the FIR, a copy of which is with TOI, states that the report received from the DC office indicates that irregularities were found. However, the persons who committed the irregularities or the amount of embezzlement have not been specified. The report states that the president, general secretary, honorary secretary, and treasurer, besides other office-bearers, have committed procedural and financial lapses.
A probe will be conducted to ascertain the names of office-bearers and the amount allegedly embezzled.
A case under Section 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC has been lodged.
AAP trying to intimidate Cong workers: Ashu
Punjab Congress working president and party candidate from Ludhiana West, Bharat Bhushan Ashu, said that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party was feeling desperate and frustrated after realising that its defeat was imminent. Interacting with reporters during his public outreach programmes, Ashu said, "The AAP candidate is badly trailing and now they are trying to intimidate Congress workers." In response to questions about one of his close aides being booked in a case, Ashu said that the complaint was withdrawn five years ago.
"AAP is literally trying to dig out old corpses from old graves without realising that they may fall in those graves themselves, and they certainly will," he remarked.
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