Ludhiana, Nov. 19 -- An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor and Malaud Nagar Panchayat vice-president Rachhpal Singh was allegedly assaulted on Wednesday evening. The attackers allegedly manhandled him and hit him on the head, leaving him injured.

Pala was rushed to the Malaud civil hospital, where he is undergoing treatment. The incident triggered sharp political reactions, with AAP alleging a pre-planned attack fuelled by political rivalry.

According to Rachhpal, alias Pala Somalkheri, he was going to market when a group of people assaulted them from the backside. They made him fall on the road and thrashed him brutally. He also alleged that the accused manhandled him before roughing him up. Before the locals could gather at the spot the...