CHANDIGARH: A lady teacher was allegedly slapped and roughed up by a leader of Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal during a function in Muktsar district.

The lady Varinder Kaur was part of a delegation of teachers who wanted to meet Bhatinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the wife of deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal at the function yesterday.

A scuffle broke out between the teachers' delegation, which wanted to submit a memorandum to Harsimrat Kaur demanding regularization of their job, and Akali Dal workers who wanted the delegation to leave the place.

Balwinder Singh, Akali Dal sarpanch of Daula village, allegedly caught hold of Varinder Kaur and slapped her many times, Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS) Teachers Association President Pritpal Singh said.

"Balwinder Singh manhandled me and beat me up," Kaur alleged and added EGS Jalandhar unit chief Jarnail Singh was also slapped and picked up by police. The police also locked up the teachers in a house to ensure a smooth conduct of the function", the sources said, adding the teachers have lodged a complaint against Balwinder seeking his arrest.

Police said a case has been registered against members of both the parties.

Harsimrat Kaur Badal in a statement here condemned the incident and said assault of a woman by anybody was not acceptable, whatever may be the provocation for that. Kaur asked the administration to take necessary action against the guilty.

Opposition Congress demanded registration of a criminal case against Balwinder Singh and said "it was a perfect example of Jungle 'Raj'.

AJNALA: Taking serious note over the slapping issue wherein female teacher was slapped by village Sarpanch Balwinder Singh of Gidderbaha, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal categorically cleared that nobody is above law. Badal while talking to selective media persons at Ajnala bordering town  here on Monday expressed shock over the slapping incident, said that it hardly matters that whosoever the personality is whether CM or PM or village Sarpnach should be treated as per law when committed offence.

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