Sirsa is the only constituency in the 90-seat Haryana assembly where the ruling BJP has not fielded its candidate, with the Congress alleging that it has been done to offer indirect support to Kanda.
Amid tight security, polling commenced in all the 90 assembly seats at 7 AM and would continue till 6 PM to decide the fate of 1,351 candidates. Counting of votes will take place on October 19.
Over 1.63 crore voters, including 87.37 lakh women, 88,662 service voters and 12 NRI voters, are expected to decide the fate of 1,351 candidates, including 116 women, a figure revised by the election officials last night from earlier 109.
A bench of Delhi High Court today recused itself from hearing the bail plea of former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda in the air hostess Geetika Sharma suicide case. Without citing any reason, Justice P K Bhasin said, "list the matter before some other bench for Tuesday."
In the latest development in the Geetika Sharma suicide case, the Delhi Police have claimed that Geetika wanted to end all relations with former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda and the MDLR Airlines.
Former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda, charged of abetting the suicide of 23-year-old former air hostess Geetika Sharma claims he was in Sirsa for all the 11 days when he was declared absconding.
After absconding for 10 days, former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda, accused of abetting the suicide of 23-year-old former air hostess Geetika Sharma, surrendered at Ashok Vihar police station, Delhi in the wee hours of Saturday. The Delhi Police arrested Kanda after he surrendered.
Delhi Police conducted fresh raids at the residence of former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda, who is accused of abetting the suicide of former air hostess Geetika Sharma, even as he evaded police for another day.
Former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda, accused of abetting the suicide of his ex-employee, Geetika Sharma, is likely to seek anticipatory bail from Delhi High Court on Monday. He is absconding for last six days after his earlier plea was rejected.
Key accused in the Geetika Sharma suicide case, MDLR Chairman and ex-Haryana minister of state for Home Gopal Kanda will surrender in court on Monday, his brother Govind told mediapersons.
Most wanted in the Geetika Sharma suicide case, former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda now has a look-out notice issued against him. Six police teams are on the lookout for him. Trouble didn't end there as his anticipatory bail plea, too, was rejected.
Gopal Kanda, Minister of State for Home Affairs in Haryana, on Sunday resigned from his post after police registered a case of abatement to suicide against him.
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday said that appropriate action would be taken in the case of a 23-year-old former flight attendant committing suicide in the capital and blaming Haryana Minister of State for Home Gopal Kanda for taking the extreme step. "We will take appropriate action," Hooda told reporters.