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MP Assembly Polls: BJP Candidate Premshankar Verma Booked for Violating Model Code of Conduct

Premshankar Verma, a BJP candidate from the Seoni-Malwa Assembly constituency of poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, has been charged with violating the model code of conduct (MCC) on Tuesday. The allegation against Verma, who is the incumbent ruling party MLA for the Seoni-Malwa segment, is that he conducted a rally at a temple without obtaining the necessary permission from the relevant authorities.

The complaint was filed by Narendra Raghuvanshi, a candidate from the Nationalist Bharat Party, who also shared a video of the rally on the social media platform X.

Sub-Divisional Police Officer Akanksha Chaturvedi stated, “We received a complaint alleging a violation of the Model Code of Conduct at the Shri Ram Janaki temple by the BJP candidate from Seoni Malwa, Premshankar Verma. Our Static Surveillance (SST) team examined the video and determined that the election model code had, indeed, been violated.”

This marks the first case of a model code violation registered in the district. In addition to the MCC violation, Verma has also been charged under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which pertains to the deliberate disobedience of an order given by a public servant.

Madhya Pradesh is set to conduct its Assembly elections in a single phase on November 17, with the counting of votes scheduled for December 3.

 

Nunnem Gangte

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