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Rajasthan LoP Tikaram Jully Accuses BJP Government of Pressuring Councillors Ahead of Civic Body Polls
Jully said police, administration and revenue officials are being used to pressure councillors, with 309 urban local bodies electing chairpersons this week.
- On Monday, Rajasthan Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully accused the BJP government of misusing police and administrative agencies to pressure elected councillors ahead of chairperson elections across 305 urban local bodies.
- A political controversy erupted when 18 Congress councillors from the Tijara Municipal Council went missing while returning from Himachal Pradesh; former Kalka MLA Pradeep Chaudhary alleged they were intercepted near Chandi Mandir and forcibly taken into police vehicles.
- The Haryana Police denied involvement, with ACP Ram Kumar stating they traced the councillors' location to the vicinity of Ambala or Shahabad and are investigating their disappearance.
- Jully further alleged that Khairthal councillors faced harassment in Amer, Jaipur, while GST action targeted Mahesh Chandra, a Congress councillor elected from Ward 13 in Malakhera municipality.
- The Congress party sought High Court intervention, prompting the Bhiwadi Additional District Magistrate to submit a report, while the state continues elections for 305 urban local bodies.
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Rajasthan Congress councillors go missing while travelling from Himachal to Haryana, police launch probe
The Congress has claimed that some of its councillors were detained in Haryana ahead of voting for Rajasthan's Tijara Municipal Council. However, Haryana Police said it had no connection with the alleged detention, denying any involvement in the incident.
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18 councillors kidnapped in Rajasthan; incident just before municipal chairperson elections Jaipur: 18 councillors of Tijara Municipal Council in Rajasthan have been kidnapped...
Rajasthan's Leader of Opposition Tikaram Julie has accused the BJP government of pressurising, threatening and using the government machinery to harass Congress councillors.
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