Tribune News Service
Muktsar, March 21Manpreet Badal, the Congress-PPP candidate from Bathinda who is taking on his sister-in-law Harsimrat Kaur Badal, has refused to accept the police security provided to him saying he was against VIP culture.
Acting on the Election Commission guidelines, the police had deployed four security personnel with Manpreet. But, he is not taking them along during his canvassing and as a result, the policemen return after sitting the entire day at his residence in Badal village.
Speaking over phone, Jaijeet Singh Johal, Manpreet’s brother-in-law, said, "Four security personnel have been sent to Manpreet’s residence but he has refused to accept the security. He never favoured police protection in the past too.”
Johal said though they had refused security, senior officials had directed the police personnel to remain present at Manpreet's residence.
Manpreet's wife Vinu Badal had alleged that their phones were being tapped, and that intelligence personnel were “keeping tabs” on the family’s activities.
Johal also alleged that the policemen and other state government agencies were getting information about their next day's schedule in advance.
Manpreet’s father Gurdas Singh Badal, younger brother of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, still has security cover and an escort Gypsy vehicle.
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