Chandigarh: Alleging that nominations of many of its candidates contesting the Block Samiti and Zila Parishad elections have been rejected across Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday demanded that the deadline for filing nominations in all areas where there were complaints be extended.

Briefing newspersons here, senior SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema also called for nomination of independent Observers for the polls besides demanding stringent action including charge-sheeting of police and civil officials who, he alleged, vitiated the election atmosphere by acting as ``stooges of AAP government''.

“The party will also submit the names of Returning Officers who have acted in a partisan manner and rejected forms of opposition leaders and appeal that they should not be put on du

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