The police have arrested the deputy mayor and councilors of the Municipal Corporation, who were staging a sit-in at the Electricity Corporation office in Ambala city of Haryana. These include Deputy Mayor Rajesh Mehta, Councilors Jasbir Singh and Fakir Singh. He has been accused of inciting the public. The deputy mayor is the leader of the Haryana Janchetna Party of former Union minister Vinod Sharma.
According to the information, the deputy mayor along with councilors Jasbir Singh and Fakir Chand were sitting on a dharna at the electricity office located in Ghas Mandi after the shortage of drinking water due to lack of electricity in Ambala city for 3 days