Overview
- Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar was given additional charge of Tarn Taran SSP with immediate effect.
- The Election Commission’s order did not cite a reason for the suspension.
- SAD escalated its complaint through the Punjab chief electoral officer after meeting an EC-appointed observer.
- SAD alleges false FIRs, notices under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to curb canvassing, illegal detentions, and surveillance of its candidate’s family.
- Polling in Tarn Taran is scheduled for November 11 with results on November 14 after the seat fell vacant in June.