Three out of 13. This was the rating of Punjab’s ruling AAP in nagar panchayat polls held at Khanauri in Sangrur district on Saturday. The small city is positioned about 2 km from the farmers’ protest website alongside NH52, which stretches for about 5 km to the Punjab-Haryana border.
Regardless of the AAP contesting all 13 wards on its image, voters most popular unbiased candidates. Surinder Sangroli, a voter from ward 2, mentioned that the AAP’s Sheenu Garg gained ward 6 unopposed in spite of everything different candidates withdrew. Kuldeep Singh and Kuldeep Kaur gained wards 7 and 13, respectively, for the ruling get together.
Sangroli mentioned that unbiased candidate Sinderjeet Kaur gained ward 2 by a margin of 100 votes, defeating Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Gurdeep Vehniwal, including that Sinderjeet acquired 390 votes, whereas the AAP’s Bholi Devi obtained solely 74.
“What else do they need to hear from us voters? We assist the farmers on dharna, however locals are struggling. A journey that used to take 20 minutes now takes an hour by means of villages,” he mentioned.
Unbiased candidate Harbans Lal wins from Ward quantity 5 of Khanauri Nagar Panchayat
Balwinder Singh, who gained as an unbiased from ward 3, mentioned, “The AAP needed me to contest on its image, however I refused. I gained by 125 votes. In our ward, everybody contested as independents. The AAP hasn’t addressed civic points or cleared the freeway. The ahrityas are struggling as many farmers from Haryana used to come back to them to promote crops. The scrap market in Khanauri can also be struggling on account of diminished purchasers from Haryana. Voters can ship a message solely by rejecting the ruling get together, which is why nobody took their image on this ward.”
Some independents have been backed by Shiromani Akali Dal or Congress however selected to contest with out symbols. Voters indicated that in Nagar Panchayat polls, folks are likely to vote for people quite than events. “The farmers’ dharna has been ongoing for over 10 months, and locals endure once they navigate inside village lanes. There’s an financial loss as effectively. What’s the state authorities doing? They’re performing as mute spectators. Individuals are actually indignant on the ruling AAP, so the outcomes are apparent,” a voter mentioned.
Khanauri is within the Lehragaga Meeting constituency.
Residents additionally mentioned that whereas the freeway is blocked, inside lanes are in poor situation, with points like sewerage overflow and waterlogging persisting even after minimal rainfall.
In Sangrur, the AAP acquired a transparent message from the general public, because it may win solely seven out of 29 wards within the municipal council, whereas independents secured 10 and the Congress and the BJP gained 9 and three wards, respectively.
Within the Moonak nagar council, the AAP managed to win seven out of 13 seats, barely attaining a majority. The get together had a snug win solely in Dirba and Cheema nagar panchayats, the place its candidates respectively gained 10 and 11 out of the 13 seats.
Within the Rampura Phul municipal council in Bathinda district, which has a complete of 21 wards, the AAP did not safe a majority, profitable solely 9 seats whereas independents obtained 11 and the SAD one. “Principally Congress and SAD candidates gained as independents, however folks knew their political affiliations regardless of their not contesting on a celebration image. Their marketing campaign methods clearly indicated their get together connections,” mentioned Rattan Sharma, a neighborhood resident.
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