Faridkot – Soon after the high-voltage election campaign ended in Haryana, the Faridkot administration released Baba Baljit Singh Daduwal and his two accomplices on surety bail bonds.
Shruti Sharma Pandey, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, accepted the bonds for Rs 50,000 of Daduwal and his supporters Randhir Singh and Harjinder Singh and ordered their release from preventive detention in Central Jail, Faridkot.
Daduwal claimed the main aim behind keeping him behind bars was to prevent him from campaigning against the Akali Dal candidate from Mandi Kallianwali in Haryana. He claimed he had mass following in several villages in Sirsa district (Haryana), which were part of Kallianwali constituency.
“It is political vendetta. I was arrested on frivolous grounds. The Akalis were miffed when they got to know I will campaign against their candidate. How can my release coincide with the culmination of campaign in Haryana,” he asked.
On October 9, Daduwal and his two supporters were re-arrested minutes after their release on the orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. They were held under Section 107/151 of the CrPC (preventive detention).