Chandigarh:

A giant combat broke out between the BJP and Congress-AAP employees on the municipal company workplace in Chandigarh on Tuesday forward of the Chandigarh mayoral polls.

The incident occurred when Congress municipal councillor Jasbir Singh Bunty got here to withdraw his nomination papers from the publish of mayor.

Mr Bunty’s father, who additionally reached the MC workplace, requested the Congress leaders to ship his son with him, alleging that he had been kidnapped.

A giant combat occurred between the employees of the Congress-AAP and people of the BJP.

The Congress accused Mr Bunty’s father of levelling allegations underneath the affect of the BJP.

Later, the Chandigarh police took Mr Bunty to his residence.

Jasbir Singh Bunty was initially the Congress candidate for the publish of mayor. However after the Congress and the AAP sealed an alliance for the mayoral posts, a choice was taken that the AAP will combat for the publish of mayor and the Congress nominees will combat for the posts of senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor.

Later, Mr Bunty, in a video message, stated he was with the Congress and can stay with it.

In the meantime, senior Congress chief Pawan Kumar Bansal accused the BJP of misusing the native administration to poach leaders of the opposition events.

The AAP and the Congress solid an alliance on Monday for the upcoming Chandigarh mayoral polls.

Beneath the association, the Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) will combat for the mayor’s seat whereas the Congress will contest the posts of senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor.

Within the 35-member Chandigarh Municipal Company, the BJP has 14 councillors. It additionally has an ex-officio member MP who has voting rights.

The AAP has 13 councillors and the Congress seven. The Shiromani Akali Dal has one councillor within the Home.

The polls for the posts of mayor, senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor will likely be held on Thursday.
 

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