Ludhiana, May 10 -- Hours after Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora, in presence of deputy commissioner Himanshu Jain, announced issuance of an emergency helpline to share information amidst escalating tension between India and Pakistan, Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) Ludhiana West candidate Parupkar Singh Ghuman said he would approach the Election Commission to demand action against Arora as well as the DC for "jeopardising" national security by establishing a private phone line to give information.

In a statement here, Ghuman said, "It is shameful that the DC held a press conference along with Sanjeev Arora, who is also Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) candidate for the Ludhiana West assembly constituency, to establish a phone line. First of all, the...