01-30-2007, 10:59 PM
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CNN-IBN
Posted Tuesday , January 30, 2007 at 20:09
Updated Tuesday , January 30, 2007 at 22:00
New Delhi: It's not just Mumbai where elections are throwing up controversies.
With just a fortnight to go for Assembly elections in Punjab, CNN-IBN has gained access to footage released by the Akalis showing how Congress supporters went on a rampage in the Beas Assembly segment in Amritsar district on Monday afternoon.
The footage shows not only how stones were pelted, but how a large number of Congress workers flaunted their guns and even fired a few rounds.
One Shiromani Akali Dal supporter died in the clash and a large number were injured.
The trouble began on Sunday afternoon when sitting Congress MLA of Beas, Jasbir Singh Dimpa, lodged a complaint against his rival Manjinder Singh Kang of the Akali Dal.
Dimpa accused Kang of kidnapping a lady sarpanch of the local village.
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CNN-IBN
Posted Tuesday , January 30, 2007 at 20:09
Updated Tuesday , January 30, 2007 at 22:00
New Delhi: It's not just Mumbai where elections are throwing up controversies.
With just a fortnight to go for Assembly elections in Punjab, CNN-IBN has gained access to footage released by the Akalis showing how Congress supporters went on a rampage in the Beas Assembly segment in Amritsar district on Monday afternoon.
The footage shows not only how stones were pelted, but how a large number of Congress workers flaunted their guns and even fired a few rounds.
One Shiromani Akali Dal supporter died in the clash and a large number were injured.
The trouble began on Sunday afternoon when sitting Congress MLA of Beas, Jasbir Singh Dimpa, lodged a complaint against his rival Manjinder Singh Kang of the Akali Dal.
Dimpa accused Kang of kidnapping a lady sarpanch of the local village.
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