Krishan Middha, Deputy Speaker, created controversy in Jind. He made officials sit on the ground. This happened after they removed encroachments from the city market. HSVP officials conducted an anti-encroachment drive. Middha confronted the officer. He alleged HSVP demolished shops of poor vendors without notice. Middha promised to compensate the affected shopkeepers. Officials remained silent on the matter.
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