Overview
- SSP Ravjot Kaur Grewal was suspended on November 8, with Amritsar CP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar given interim charge and IPS officer Surinder Lamba later posted as the new Tarn Taran SSP with ECI approval.
- Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav deputed Special DGP Ram Singh to review all FIRs and arrests during the Model Code of Conduct period and submit compliance to the Chief Electoral Officer within 36 hours.
- A CEO letter citing the ECI’s police observer flagged coordinated actions by police in Tarn Taran and neighboring districts such as Amritsar, Batala and Moga that raised concerns about impartiality.
- The action followed complaints by Shiromani Akali Dal alleging false FIRs, detentions and an incident involving the SAD candidate’s daughter being chased by men claiming to be CIA staff, while AAP questioned the suspension as lacking a concrete complaint.
- Campaigning has concluded with polling set for November 11 and counting on November 14 for the seat vacated after the death of AAP MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal.