Tribune News Service
Ropar, February 14
Nine people were wounded—a few seriously—in a clash that followed a heated argument between supporters of Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal, who accused each other of trying to bribe voters in the ongoing civic body elections.
The fight broke out in ward no. 1 A Congress worker Pravin Kumar has been sent to Chandigarh’s Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research by a civil hospital. He is reportedly nursing a serious injury on his arm.
Congress candidate Neelam Devi and SAD’s Beena are two candidates in the fray in this ward.
Pravin Kumar claimed he and his fellow Congress workers tried to stop SAD supporters from distributing money among voters. He said SAD workers attacked them with swords in the argument that ensued.
SAD supporters on the other hand claim Congress leaders had distributed cash in their ward on Saturday evening.
Nine injured in clash between Congress, SAD supporters in Ropar
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