Chandigarh: The Election Commission of India on Saturday directed the suspension of Tarn Taran senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ravjot Kaur Grewal three days before the Tarn Taran bye-election.
Commissioner of police (CP), Amritsar, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar has been given the additional charge of Tarn Taran SSP.
According to information, the suspension is subsequent to submission of a written complaint by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal last month against the alleged misuse of power by SSP Ravjot to help the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the bye-election. Badal alleged that the SSP was acting as a polling agent of the ruling AAP by brazenly detaining and intimidating SAD leaders and workers, besides getting false cases registered against them.
A SAD delegation had also met the Punjab chief electoral officer here and submitted a complaint in this regard claiming that Tarn Taran police was forcibly detaining SAD workers ahead of the bye-election. They further alleged that police was also undertaking ``surveillance activities’’ on SAD candidate Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa and her family members.
It may be recalled that while polling will be held for Tarn Taran assembly constituency on November 11, results will be announced on November 14. The seat had fallen vacant following the death of AAP MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal in June this year.
According to the notice, the matter pertains to a report published in a media outlet titled "Siyasi Lahe Layee Guru Sahib Di Tasveer Vartan Da Liya Notice" and viral screenshots from Bajwa's official Facebook page showing images allegedly used during the rally.
