Political tensions have no sign of relief in Punjab. Worries escalate in Punjab’s Majitha constituency on Monday soon after the dispute erupted between supporters of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress.
Police reinforcements were rushed to Mian Pandher village in Amritsar district, 275 km from Chandigarh, following the clashes. “Two groups were involved in the clash. Those injured were taken to the hospital. We have stationed police forces in the village and nearby areas,” Inspector Paramjit Singh of Punjab Police said.
Problems began on Sunday, bricks, stones and rods were used by people from both groups, soon after the polling was over. The Majitha assembly seat saw a bitter contest between high-profile Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia and Congress candidate Lalli Majithia.
Bikram Majithia is the younger brother of Union Minister for Food Processing and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal. Majitha was declared a sensitive constituency by the Election Commission.
