He was a youngster, a petty thief from a village near Lahore who wanted to make it big. He told me how he and his friend went to buy weapons and were inducted into a terrorist group. However, this will not be an easy fight for him.Balachaur, a Gujjar-dominated assembly segment, with an electorate of about 1.47 lakh spread over 199 villages and three towns, is sharply divided over its choice of political party. The one unified sentiment that seems to have emerged is that people want “change“ this time. I sense that Congress will get 80 per cent of the nonAkali votes here,“ he said.

Source: Times of India January 29, 2017 01:18 UTC