<p>Shimla: Former Independent MLA and BJP candidate for the Dehra Assembly by-poll Hoshiyar Singh has alleged that police in plain clothes have been following him in a car for the past three days.</p><p>In a two-minute-17-second video, five people in a car are seen caught by Singh's security with the BJP candidate saying, "Police in plain clothes is following me for the past three days and my life is in danger - this is Sukhu sarkar (CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu government)."</p>.Campaigning for bypoll to 3 assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh ends; polling on Wednesday.<p>Two-time Independent MLA from Dehra Singh is facing Congress candidate Kamlesh Thakur, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife, in the by-poll. The by-elections to three seats of Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh will be held on Wednesday.</p><p>The seats fell vacant after three Independent legislators Hoshiyar Singh (Dehra), Ashish Sharma (Hamirpur) and K L Thakur (Nalagarh), who had voted in favour of the BJP in the Rajya Sabha polls held on February 27, resigned from the House on March 22.</p><p>They joined the BJP the next day but their resignations were accepted by the Speaker on June 3 and the seats were declared vacant, necessitating by-elections. The BJP has fielded all the three Independent MLA from their respective seats.</p><p>"I have security from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and will shoot if anyone follows me," Singh added.</p><p>Leader of opposition Jai Ram Thakur and BJP state media in-charge Karan Nanda accused CM Sukhu of misusing the official machinery in the by-polls and said that by spying on the BJP candidate, the Congress has already accepted its defeat.</p><p>The spying incident raises many questions like why BJP candidates are being followed by police in civil dress, said Nanda, calling it a "conspiracy". It is unfortunate that the chief minister has crossed all limits to ensure victory of his wife.</p><p>Reacting to the video, the Congress released a video of Congress MLA Sudarshan Babloo in which he termed it a "political stunt" to woo the voters on the last day.</p>
<p>Shimla: Former Independent MLA and BJP candidate for the Dehra Assembly by-poll Hoshiyar Singh has alleged that police in plain clothes have been following him in a car for the past three days.</p><p>In a two-minute-17-second video, five people in a car are seen caught by Singh's security with the BJP candidate saying, "Police in plain clothes is following me for the past three days and my life is in danger - this is Sukhu sarkar (CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu government)."</p>.Campaigning for bypoll to 3 assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh ends; polling on Wednesday.<p>Two-time Independent MLA from Dehra Singh is facing Congress candidate Kamlesh Thakur, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife, in the by-poll. The by-elections to three seats of Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh will be held on Wednesday.</p><p>The seats fell vacant after three Independent legislators Hoshiyar Singh (Dehra), Ashish Sharma (Hamirpur) and K L Thakur (Nalagarh), who had voted in favour of the BJP in the Rajya Sabha polls held on February 27, resigned from the House on March 22.</p><p>They joined the BJP the next day but their resignations were accepted by the Speaker on June 3 and the seats were declared vacant, necessitating by-elections. The BJP has fielded all the three Independent MLA from their respective seats.</p><p>"I have security from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and will shoot if anyone follows me," Singh added.</p><p>Leader of opposition Jai Ram Thakur and BJP state media in-charge Karan Nanda accused CM Sukhu of misusing the official machinery in the by-polls and said that by spying on the BJP candidate, the Congress has already accepted its defeat.</p><p>The spying incident raises many questions like why BJP candidates are being followed by police in civil dress, said Nanda, calling it a "conspiracy". It is unfortunate that the chief minister has crossed all limits to ensure victory of his wife.</p><p>Reacting to the video, the Congress released a video of Congress MLA Sudarshan Babloo in which he termed it a "political stunt" to woo the voters on the last day.</p>