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The opposition parties accused the Aam Aadmi Party of distributing liquor and suits

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BJP candidate Sheetal Angural's brother Rajan Angural claimed to have caught alcohol in a vehicle. Meanwhile, Charanjit Singh Channi, former Congress CM and MP from Jalandhar, accused himself of distributing suits.

Voting will be held tomorrow for the by-election of Jalandhar West Vidhan Sabha constituency of Punjab. Earlier, the opposition parties have accused the Aam Aadmi Party of distributing liquor and suits.

BJP candidate Sheetal Angural's brother Rajan Angural claimed to have caught alcohol in a vehicle. Meanwhile, Charanjit Singh Channi, former Congress CM and MP from Jalandhar, accused himself of distributing suits.

It is to be noted that winning the Jalandhar West Vidhan Sabha seat for Aam Aadmi Party has become a question of prestige, last time this seat was held by AAP and at that time Sheetal Angural was the candidate of Aam Aadmi Party, who was from the party during the Lok Sabha elections. After resigning, now he is contesting elections from BJP.

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