AAP leader in Punjab shot dead in altercation with Akali workers

A local Aam Aadmi Party leader was shot dead in Punjab’s Fazilka district, with the ruling party and MP Jagdeep Kamboj accusing a Shiromani Akali Dal leader of opening fire.

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The incident took place following an altercation between Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Mandeep Singh Brar and some Akali workers in front of the block development office and panchayat officer in Jalalabad, Fazilka, police said.

Brar suffered a gunshot wound to the chest during the incident. He is a candidate for the post of sarpanch of Muhammad Wala village.

Brar was rushed to Jalalabad Civil Hospital but was later shifted to Ludhiana.

AAP MP from Jalalabad, Jagdeep Kamboj, alleged that Shiromani Akali Dal leader Vardev Singh Noni Mann shot Brar.

Mann is the son of former MP Zora Singh Mann.

Brar’s condition is stable, he said.

At the same time, the police said that strict action would be taken in this case.

Elections to Gram Panchayats in the state will be held on October 15.