I was told my family did not have money for elections: Tohra

Patiala : A former Akali minister has accused party president Sukhbir Badal of denying him a ticket to contest elections because of lack of money.
Harmail Singh Tohra, who has served as minister under Chief Minister Parkash Badal, said on Friday that Punjab’s Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal refused to give him a ticket to contest assembly elections next year because his “family did not have enough money”.
The development comes a few days after the Aam Aadmi Party accused SAD of accepting money for contesting elections. Tohra is believed to be unhappy with the way the party was treating him. His wife, Kuldeep Tohra, was recently replaced as ‘halqa’ in charge of Patiala II segment by a former Akali rebel, Satbir Khattar. Punjab is due to hold elections next year.