Ludhiana, May 2 -- The Narangwal village panchayat has asked two families of migrant labourers to leave the village in 48 hours after their two minor children were caught stealing money from a religious place. The panchayat also announced that the migrant people, who will arrive in the village after April 30, would not be allowed voting right here.

The matter grabbed the attention after the announcement's video went viral on social networking sites. The development received a sharp reaction from opposition parties.

When contacted, Narangwal sarpanch Manjinder Singh said two children of labourer families were caught by the villagers. He added that the boys were earlier caught in June 2022 for a similar crime. At that time, the panchayat ...