Amid farmers’ protests civic body polls begin in Haryana

Chandigarh, Dec 27 : Amid the farmers’ protests against the contentious three farm laws, polling for municipal elections began on Sunday in the BJP-Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) ruled Haryana.
This are the first elections in the state after the BJP-JJP alliance came to power in the state in October 2019.
The BJP-JJP combine and the Congress are in the fray.
The polling will continue till 5.30 p.m. for the seats of the mayor and members of the wards of the municipal corporations of Ambala, Panchkula and Sonepat, and president and members of the municipal council of Rewari and the municipal committees of Sampla (Rohtak), Dharuhera (Rewari) and Uklana (Hisar).
Former two-time Chief Minister and leader of opposition Bhupinder Hooda said the civic body elections would decide the future of politics in the state.
He said the farmers were agitating on the Delhi borders and instead of addressing their problem, the government was ignoring one of the biggest farmer movements of the country.