The City Headlines
Ludhiana, February 8
Ludhiana police today arrested sitting MLA from Atam Nagar, Simarjit Singh Bains of Lok Insaf Party.
An FIR under sections 307, 427, 148, 149, 506, 188 and several other sections of the Arms Act and Epidemic Act was registered against Simarjit Singh Bains and 32 of his accomplices including his brother, personal assistant and some of the councillors of the Lok Insaf Party.
The arrest happened a day after a heated clash was witnessed between the supporters of Simarjit Singh Bains and Congress’ Kamajit Singh Karwal in the New Janta Nagar area.
Several cars were damaged and heavy police deployment was seen in the area.
Balwinder Singh Bains protested against the police
A huge ruckus was witnessed in the Court complex. Simarjit Singh Bains’ brother and sitting MLA from Ludhiana South, Balwinder Singh Bains even lied in front of the police jeep carrying Simarjit Singh Bains. Lok Insaf Party supporters also started sloganeering against the Punjab Police inside the Court Complex.
Balwinder Singh Bains said that Karwal’s supporters knew that Simarjit was planning to conduct a door-to-door campaign. Therefore, they tried to attack him. “Everything was pre-planned,” Balwinder Bains said.
The Ludhiana police arrested him from the District Court Complex. It is to be noted that Simarjit Singh Bains and Kamajit Singh Karwal are up against each other in the 2022 Assembly Polls. From the Atam Nagar constituency, Kamajit Singh Karwal is contesting elections against Simarjit Singh Bains.
