Chandigarh, Dec. 4 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal has submitted an urgent complaint to the Punjab State Election Commission, alleging that Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police Varun Sharma (IPS) and several district police officers conspired to derail the ongoing local body election process in favour of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party.

In a detailed letter, Advocate Arshdeep Singh Kler, Member of the Core Committee and Chief Spokesperson of the party's Legal Wing, stated that a recorded conference call among Patiala police officials has exposed a deliberate plan to prevent opposition candidates from filing their nominations. The complaint alleges that officers openly discussed strategies to stop candidates at their homes, in their villages or ...