Punjab Police high-handedness: Sukhbir Singh Badal alleges Patiala Police instructed to 'tear Akalis nomination papers', audio clip goes viral
PTC News Desk:
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has accused Punjab police of high-handedness by instructing the cops to tear down nomination papers of Akalis for the upcoming Zilla Parishad and Block Samiti elections.
Sukhbir Singh Badal accused the Punjab Police of murdering democracy and ensure decisive victory of the ruling party during the elections. The SAD president shared an audio clip of Patiala SSP Varun Sharma directing his officers strategies to prevent opposition candidates from filing their nomination papers.
????ਜਿੱਥੇ ਅਕਾਲੀ ਮਿਲਣ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਮਜਦਗੀ ਪੱਤਰ ਪਾੜ੍ਹ ਦਿਓ: Punjab Police ????
ਲੋਕਤੰਤਰ ਦਾ ਘਾਣ ਕਰਕੇ, ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਪ੍ਰੀਸ਼ਦ ਅਤੇ ਬਲਾਕ ਸੰਮਤੀ ਚੋਣਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬੇਸ਼ਰਮੀ ਨਾਲ ਲੁੱਟਣ ਦੀ ਤਿਆਰੀਆਂ ਸਬੰਧੀ Patiala Police ਦੀ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਰਾਤ ਨੂੰ ਹੋਈ MOST SENSITIVE Conference Call ਦੀ ਸਾਰੀ recording ਆਪ ਸਭ ਸੁਣੋ:
"ਅੱਜ Police… pic.twitter.com/5B98XBU6aY — Sukhbir Singh Badal (@officeofssbadal) December 4, 2025
According to Badal, the officers on the call were taking instructions from Patiala SSP Varun Sharma on maintaining “law and order” during the nomination process.
The purported recording of Patiala SSP's conference call also include conversations indicating that if any wrongdoings are to be carried out, they must happen outside the official nomination centres- be it in villages, homes, or on the way.
Several DSPs can be heard in the clip claiming they are acting in coordination with local political leaders, who are “satisfied” with the arrangements.
Sukhbir Singh Badal further alleged that the conversations suggest a systematic loot of civic body polls and intimidate SAD candidates.
- PTC NEWS
