Chandigarh, April 25 -- The election commission refused to give the Punjab rural development department the go-ahead for its plan to conduct an open auction on May 1 of land owned by Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) ahead of the paddy season. The department had written to EC on March 26, hoping to get a go-ahead in the middle of the election season. Voting in Punjab is scheduled for June 1....