BJP writes to EC against gangster’s release

Jalandhar: The BJP has sent a complaint to the Election Commission of India and the chief electoral officer of Punjab against release of a gangster during the Jalandhar west bypoll.
In the complaint, BJP state office secretary Suneel Dutt Bharadwaj claimed that gangster Daljit Bhana, involved in various murder cases, was a resident of Jalandhar West constituency and after his release he had been roaming in the area with the police officials and creating terror, leading to panic among the voters.Bharadwaj said BJP workers apprehend that Bhana had been brought out for booth capturing on polling day and urged the EC to cancel his parole. Earlier, Jalandhar MP Charanjit Singh Channi had raised question on Bhana’s release and said it was against rules. TNN