Poll agent dies in a scuffle between two poll candidates in Haryana
Kailthal:A polling agent was killed in Haryana's Kailthal district on Tuesday
following a clash between supporters of a Congress party candidate and an independent
candidate. According to the Deputy Commissioner of Kaithal, Amneet P. Kumar, the
clash took place when supporters of Congress candidate Dillu Ram objected to independent
candidate Kulwant Bazigar's agent, who was assisting a blind voter to go to the
polling booth in Gulha Assembly constituency of Kaithal district. "A blind man
had come to cast his vote, when Jyoti, a polling agent of Bazigar, came forward
to assist him towards the booth to cast his vote. Polling agent of the other party
objected to it, which resulted in a clash between them," Kumar said. "When Jyoti
came out of the polling station, he suddenly collapsed. He was rushed to Kurukshetra
nursing home, where he was declared dead," he added.
