Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Mohinder Singh Kaypee said his party would file a writ petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court tomorrow against the "highhandedness" of Akalis in the coming Moga and Muktsar MC elections.

He alleged that the police of both the districts had neither allowed Congress candidates to file nominations nor let leaders secure party symbols.

"The Congress leaders have no option but to fight the September 14 elections as independents," Kaypee said.

He said, "We will move the court and seek a stay on elections and restart the entire process under the supervision of Central observers or at least the Army."

However, Moga MLA Joginder Pal Jain said, "Seeking legal remedy at this stage will not serve any purpose, as we have very little time on hand. The legal process takes time and atrocities of the Akalis are on the rise. We have videos to substantiate our claims. The police are illegally detaining our candidates and pressurising them to withdraw papers. The police are even slapping false cases of flesh trade against our women candidates. In this environment, who will fight elections?"

"Makhan Brar, son of former MLA Tota Singh, has his vote at three different places," he alleged.

"We have asked the candidates, who are ready to enter the fray, to fight as independents," Jain said.

Meanwhile in Muktsar, the Congress has decided to boycott election on all 23 seats. Vijay Sathi, a close confidant of Jagmeet Brar who is busy preparing for a rally tomorrow, said, "The aim of this rally is to tell the people that law and order machinery in Punjab has totally collapsed. It is a jungle raj and not democracy. Article 356 should be applied to Punjab."