Charanjit Singh
Channi, the chief minister of Punjab, and Sidhu Moosewala, a rapper-turned-Congress
candidate, were pulled up by the poll body Friday for violating the election
code of conduct and campaigning beyond the deadline of 6 pm two days prior to
the elections. Moosewala is Congress’ candidate from Mansa. Punjab goes to
polls to elect is 117-seat Assembly on Sunday.

The two leaders
were found campaigning in Mansa after Charanjit Singh Channi went to the
constituency to bolster support for Moosewala. A case was registered against
the duo under Section 188 (disobedience to order promulgated by public servant)
of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to a Hindustan Times report.

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Vijay Sangla, Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from Mansa, complained to election observer CK
Yadav alleging that the Congress leaders violated the model code of conduct by
campaigning beyond the stipulated time.

Following the
complaint, a flying squad of election officials was dispatched to verify and
the poll body found Charanjit Singh Channi, who is not a voter from Mansa, had
violated the code by campaigning in another constituency.

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Sidhu Moosewala,
the Congress candidate from Mansa, was found campaigning with over 400 people
which is also against the poll code, the report stated. Moosewala, 28, joined
the Congress in December last year. A Punjabi singer, Moosewala’s core genre is
‘gangster rap’.

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At the time of
joining the grand old party, Moosewala had said, “I am not coming into politics
for status or to earn praise. I want to become part of the system to transform
it. I am joining the Congress to raise the voice of people.”

Welcoming in Moosewala
to the party, Channi had said, “He has won the hearts of everyone. He is a son
of a farmer and his father is an ex-army officer. I am sure he will make
Congress party proud.” In Mansa, Moosewala faces a tough challenge. The seat
went to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the 2017 polls.