Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal’s vehicle was on Tuesday allegedly attacked with stones in Punjab’s Fazilka district, where he had gone to oversee the filing of nominations for municipal council elections, the Hindustan Times reported. Four other people sustained bullet injuries as a clash erupted between Akali Dal and Congress workers.
Fazilka Senior Superintendent of Police Harjit Singh confirmed that four people had been injured, but their identity and party affiliation was yet to be ascertained.
Youth Akali Dal chief Parambans Singh Romana alleged that Badal’s car was also fired upon, according to The Tribune. However, he managed to escape unhurt.
A first information report has been named registered against Congress MLA Raminder Singh Awla, his son and 60 other unnamed accused in connection with the incident, reported ANI.
Both parties blamed each other for the violence.
Romana said that the attackers were led by the brother of a Congress MLA. On…
