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The decision was taken at a meeting of Imams of 80 mosques at Ludhiana's Jama Masjid.

The freedom for Bains, however, has come at a cost with the Returning Officer for the constituency ordering his and rival Congress candidate's “round the clock” video surveillance to monitor their “election campaigning and activities”.

Tension gripped the Daba Road area of Ludhiana on Monday after the supporters of LIP MLA Bains and Congress candidate Kamaljit Karwal allegedly clashed. The two are contesting from Atam Nagar constituency.

Police said that the victim was on her way to see her relatives in Islamganj when the accused turned up and attacked her.

"I am sending a recommendation to the government under my signatures that after the elections are over, a medical board should be formed and these sick employees should be given pre-mature retirement," Ludhiana DC, Varinder Kumar Sharma, said.

Police said that prima facie the roof of the cattle shed may have collapsed due to continuous rainfall on Thursday and Friday.

Police registered an FIR on the statement of Ranjit Singh, cousin of the deceased, following which Balwinder was arrested.

? Among those who attended the bhog ceremony were Akal Takht Jathedar Harpreet Singh, SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami, and former Akal Takht Jathedar Gurbachan Singh.

? Bawa, who is also the chairman of Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation (PSIDC), said that it would be a 'fight between pure and impure Congressmen”. He said that currently the Congress was entangled in 'putra moh' (love for sons) and 'busy distributing tickets to sons and sons-in-law.'

A Punjabi poet and critic from Jalandhar, Dr Johal is also the current secretary general of Punjab Arts Council.

Ignoring four-time MLA Amrik Singh Dhillon, the party has given the ticket to Rupinder Singh Raja Gill, a real-estate baron and commission agent from Khanna.

SDM Vikas Hira informed that Bhagwan Kaur had refused to vote by postal ballot and said that she would like to cast her vote by visiting the nearest polling station on February 20.

? Congress candidate Kamaljit Karwal claimed that Bains supporters intimidated his son after they found that Bains' posters were removed from the spot.

The police, with the help of locals, collected the pages and handed them to Gurdwara Manji Sahib, Alamgir.

? The police said that the FIR was registered against Subhash Verma for allegedly organising a gathering at Manewal village.