January 22, 2012 12:28 PM

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Electioneering in Punjab’s main border dist gains momentum

As the election date in poll bound state of Punjab is getting closer, the electioneering in main border districts has also started gaining momentum.Candidates from SAD-BJP alliance, Congress, People’s Party of Punjab, BSP and Independents are reaching out to the voters of Ferozepur, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran districts either through ‘nukkad meetings’ or through door-to-door campaigning.AIR correspondent reports, in these border districts the main contest is between SAD-BJP and Congress but Independents would also play an important role especially those who have rebelled.Candidates are reaching out to almost each and every village nearing border to woo voters.Being border districts, the police and BSF is also on alert to keep a check on use of drugs and money to woo voters.In this week only two consignments of 32 kilograms of Heroin and lakhs of fake Indian currency notes have been seized by BSF from Amritsar and Ferozepur districts.As the basic problem in these border districts is development in villages near the border and infrastructure, it would be interesting to see which party would be able to win the voters’ confidence.

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