BJP's Jakhar seeks early poll code in Punjab, cites law-and-order crisis, Mansa clash

Neeraj Bali Chandigarh, Oct 29 (UNI) Senior BJP leader Sunil Jakhar has urged Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria to recommend the early enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct ahead of the state assembly elections, alleging that the Bhagwant Mann government has failed to maintain law and order and protect citizens from drug trafficking and organised crime. In a letter dated October 29, Jakhar cited the administration's refusal to permit an anti-drug marathon in Abohar, arguing that the government's own assessment of security conditions contradicted its claims of maintaining peace in the state. "The law-and-order situation in the state has…