Two mowed down by ex-MLA's car; locals boycott Panchayat polls

Two persons were killed after being hit by ex-MLA Sashi Bala Pundir's car here, following which residents of Sidki village in the district today boycotted Panchayat elections.
The incident took place on Wednesday at Lakhnaur village under Dehat Kotwali in this district when Pundir's car hit six persons, severely injuring two of them, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Mumtaz and Intezar, both residents of Sidki village, they said.
Residents of the village today boycotted Panchayat elections for their demand of better compensation for families of the deceased.
Although, the senior officers of district administration tried to convince the people to cast their votes but failed.

The village head, Ashwini Kumar said, Intezar was the sole breadwinner at his house and families of both the victims are facing financial crunch. If satisfactory compensation is not provided to them then they will continue their protest.
Not only the Panchayat polls, the village will even boycott every election, Kumar further said.
On learning about the boycott, District Magistrate Pawan Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police R P K Yadav, CDO Monika Rani, SP (Traffic) Omveer Singh and other officials reached the village and appealed the locals to cast vote but the villager didn't budge, Kumar said.