According to the trends available at noon, Mann has so far polled 2,31,985 votes, while AAP’s Gurmail Singh secured 2,27,394 votes.
Kamaldeep Kaur, the sister of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh’s assassination case, has been fielded by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
This came days after the arrest of district forest officer Guramanpreet Singh and a contractor Harminder Singh Hummy in a corruption case.
Police said Desh Raj was attacked with sharp-edged weapons, including swords. He bore cuts near his ear and neck, and also suffered injuries on one of his legs.
Former Congress MLA from Barnala Kewal Dhillon and former SAD MLAs Sarup Chand Singla and Mohinder Kaur Josh also joined the BJP.
The girl originally hails from Rajasthan and is presently residing here, according to police.
His statement came after Moosewala’s father Balkaur Singh demanded a probe by a sitting judge of the high court into the murder.
According to the Delhi police special cell both Moose Wala and his manager were involved in the murder of Vicky in August last year.
The FIR has been registered under sections 302, 307, and 341 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act at City-1 at Mansa Police Station.
The Congress leader was shot at by the unknown people and was brought dead to the Mansa hospital, as per the Civil Surgeon.
Notably, the Punjabi singer was shot dead a day after his security was withdrawn by the Punjab police, along with 424 others.
An announcement in this regard was made by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on his Twitter handle.
Those whose security cover has been withdrawn included many retired police officers, religious leaders and political figures.
The Aam Aadmi Party has been in power in Punjab for barely two months. The chief minister himself announced the removal of Singla from the council of ministers.
In a Facebook LIVE on Saturday, he said “Good luck and goodbye to Congress”. The Congress had last month removed him from all positions for alleged anti-party activities.
Fire Officer Lovepreet Singh said, “Initially, the fire broke out in the transformers. Eight fire tenders reached on spot. The fire is under control. No injuries reported.”
The disgruntled Congress leader, whose decision comes during the party’s three-day Chintan Shivir in Udaipur, went live on his Facebook page to make the announcement.
The Union Minister further said that in the past too, Punjab had faced the heat of terrorism for several decades, and therefore, there is a need for a lot of promptness and vigilance in the state.
On Monday night, the Punjab Police intelligence wing headquarters was targeted with an RPG by an unidentified person(s). No one was injured in yesterday’s incident.
