India, Dec. 4 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday accused Patiala senior superintendent of police Varun Sharma and other district police officers of orchestrating a conspiracy to deter opposition candidates from filing nomination papers for the December 14 zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections.

The SAD has already filed a complaint with the state election commission, alleging that a leaked audio clip reveals that the senior officers are planning to deter opposition candidates in connivance with ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders.

Thursday is the last day of the nomination process that began on December 1 followed by scrutiny on December 5 and withdrawal of candidature until 3pm on December 6.

When contacted, Patiala d...