Chandigarh, May 19 -- A massive political storm has erupted in Punjab ahead of the upcoming municipal corporation elections scheduled for May 26, as opposition parties unitedly accused the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of deliberately orchestrating the rejection of their candidates' nomination papers.

Leaders and workers from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the Congress, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched intense protests across Abohar and Bathinda, alleging that the district administrations acted under severe political pressure to eliminate strong opposition candidates from the electoral fray.

In Abohar, opposition workers staged a sit-in demonstration outside the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) office following the r...