Reacting to the CBI action, CM Mann alleged that the central agencies were being misused ahead of the Punjab elections.

Punjab’s law-and-order situation has come under renewed political scrutiny after four murders were reported within a 48-hour period, with the BJP targeting the AAP government over public safety. The incidents include the killing of social media influencer Mad Sandhu in Amritsar and former sarpanches in Ludhiana and Bathinda. An Assistant Sub-Inspector was also shot at in Amritsar, sustaining a bullet injury and undergoing treatment. The political row comes alongside a Punjab and Haryana High Court-ordered CBI probe into corruption allegations involving people linked to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. The Punjab government has said it will challenge the High Court order in the Supreme Court. n18oc_indian18oc_plain-speakn18oc_breaking-newsNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube

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Tamil Nadu’s two Assembly bypolls in Madurantakam and Dharapuram have turned into a major early test for Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and his TVK government. Voting concluded on October 6, with Madurantakam recording 83.86% polling and Dharapuram 78.53% as per the Election Commission’s 3 pm figures.The contests have featured TVK, DMK and AIADMK, with the two seats becoming particularly significant because the former AIADMK MLAs who won in April later resigned and joined Vijay’s TVK.The polling day also saw minor EVM/VVPAT glitches at several booths. In Madurantakam, voting was briefly halted after a complaint over a visible mark near the TVK candidate’s whistle symbol.A separate viral video from Dharapuram showed an elderly voter alleging that a polling official asked her to press the TVK whistle symbol. The official was subsequently removed from polling duty; the allegation remains an allegation. n18oc_brass-tacksn18oc_indiaNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube

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