Chandigarh, Dec 6 (PTI) Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday said the nominations of several of its candidates for the upcoming Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections in Punjab were rejected at the behest of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders.

It slammed the State Election Commission for its alleged failure in supervising the conduct of free and fair elections.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former minister Daljit Singh Cheema also demanded the removal of Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police Varun Sharma, claiming that in a purported audio clip, Sharma, along with some senior officers, were allegedly heard conspiring to prevent opposition candidates from filing nomination papers.

Addressing the media in Chandigarh, Cheema said the State Election Commission should have re

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