Congress alleges councillor detention in Haryana ahead of Rajasthan poll

…to Congress leader Imran Khan, who was involved in managing the party’s campaign in Tijara. Mr. Khan, who had unsuccessfully contested the Tijara Assembly election on a Congress ticket in 2023, told The Hindu that the group of councillors had left Kasol around 8 p.m. on Sunday. They were then stopped near the Surajpur toll plaza in Haryana’s Panchkula district around 9 p.m. , he alleged. According to him, the group comprised 85 people, including the 18 councillors and candidate Ram Avtar Saini. He alleged that Haryana Police personnel, accompanied by private individuals, took them away to…

…the voting deadline to 8 p.m. but the Congress sought a further extension until 11 p.m. or midnight, he added. Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee president Rao Narender Singh also questioned the reported detention, asking the administration to clarify the legal provision under which the elected representatives were stopped and the grounds on which they were kept at the police station. Denying the allegations, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Panchkula-4, Ram Kumar told The Hindu over the phone that “a group of men from Rajasthan had held a protest outside the Pinjore police station on Monday…

…elected representatives were stopped and the grounds on which they were kept at the police station. Denying the allegations, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Panchkula-4, Ram Kumar told The Hindu over the phone that “ a group of men from Rajasthan had held a protest outside the Pinjore police station on Monday alleging that some people in their group had gone missing ”. The police traced the missing persons to Shahbad and they later left for Rajasthan, he said. Inspector Rajesh Kumar of the Pinjore police station declined to comment on the matter. Published - September 22, 2026…