U'khand: Cong moves HC after accusing BJP of kidnapping its panchayat members; hearing on Monday

U'khand: Cong moves HC after accusing BJP of kidnapping its panchayat members; hearing on Monday

Nainital, Aug 14 (PTI) The Uttarakhand Congress on Thursday approached the high court to intervene in the matter after it accused the BJP of kidnapping five of its zilla panchayat members to prevent them from casting their votes in the ongoing panchayat elections in Nainital district. Hearing the PIL in this regard, the high court listed the matter for the next hearing on Monday. Before listing the matter for Monday, the bench of Chief Justice G…

BJP accuses Congress of disrupting peaceful polling in Nainital - Pioneer Edge | Uttarakhand News in English | Dehradun News Today

PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE | Dehradun Bharatiya Janata Party State president Mahendra Bhatt claimed that Congress wanted to stir up tension to disrupt peaceful polling in Nainital, which was evident during the election for the district Panchayat chairperson’s post on Thursday. He alleged that BJP workers were assaulted and acts of hooliganism took place. Bhatt questioned how the Leader of Opposition Yashpal Arya and local MLA Sumit Hridayesh had …