Ward 7 polls today

Political parties on Friday made a final pitch for the by-elections at Ward 7 that are to be held on Saturday.

Political parties on Friday made a final pitch for the by-elections at Ward 7 that are to be held on Saturday. The ward has over the past few days witnessed a number of party leaders campaigning for their respective candidates.

More than 14,000 voters will decide the outcome here and polling will start at 8 am at six polling stations.

On Friday,public meetings and padyatras were held by the parties with the diesel price hike and the cap on LPG cyclinders taking centrestage. Protests were held by both the BJP and BSP in the area. A BSP rally was addressed by party convener Haffiz Anwar-ul-Haq. Haffiz stated that BSP candidate Seema Yadav would win by a margin of 1,000 to 1,200 votes. The BSP workers also held a padyatra and moved around the ward carrying cylinders.

The BJP also held a protest and urged voters to reject the Congress for taking anti-people decisions. The saffron party workers also claimed that their candidate Bindu Rani would win by a huge margin.

The Congress,meanwhile,dismissed suggestions that the price hike would have an impact on the elections. Seeing the response of the people to our padyatra,we are sure that the party will win by a comfortable margin. People will vote for Congress candidate Poonam Sharma keeping in view the development works carried out by the party in the city, said Congress leader Pardeep Chhabra.

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