New Delhi. Several objections have been lodged by the Congress on the nomination of BJP candidate Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in the Rajya Sabha by-election to be held on November 12 in Madhya Pradesh. Giving information in this regard, Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari said that serious questions have been raised on the nomination of Hardeep Singh Puri. Congress MLA Hemant Katare has lodged serious statutory objections before the Returning Officer.
Objections lodged by Congress MLA-
– Wife's name and property details were not given in the affidavit.
– There are questions on the details and valuation of assets like Geneva based apartment and foreign bank accounts.
– The legality of the notarization process of nomination affidavit is also in the dock.
Jitu Patwari questioned why there are such serious discrepancies in the affidavit of the candidate whom BJP wants to send to Rajya Sabha? He has sought answers to these questions from BJP. Also demanded from the Election Commission that all the objections should be investigated impartially and seriously. However, there has been no response from BJP yet in this matter. It is noteworthy that the last date of nomination was kept as 2nd November and the date of scrutiny of nomination papers by the Election Commission was fixed on 3rd November. Candidates will be able to withdraw their nomination papers till 5th November.
Rajya Sabha seat has become vacant due to Murugan's resignation.
Let us tell you that this seat of Rajya Sabha has become vacant due to the resignation of former Union Minister Murugan. Murugan has resigned from the Modi cabinet and Rajya Sabha to strengthen the BJP at the grassroots level in Tamil Nadu. Hardeep Singh Puri had filed his nomination papers last Saturday in the presence of several leaders including Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and BJP state unit president Hemant Khandelwal. On the other hand, Congress supported independent candidate Rajkumar Lohani is contesting the elections against BJP candidate Hardeep Singh Puri.