By means of PTI
RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh Congress on Monday complained to the returning officer (RO) looking for cancellation of the candidature of Bharatiya Janata Celebration’s Brahmanand Netam for the Bhanupratappur bypoll for allegedly concealing in his election affidavit a rape case registered in opposition to him.
The Congress had, on Sunday, claimed Netam is an accused in a rape case lodged in 2019 in neighbouring Jharkhand and that he had no longer discussed its main points in his election affidavit.
Netam had refuted the costs and termed it because the Congress’ conspiracy to malign his symbol.
The December 5 bypoll to the Scheduled Tribe-reserved Bhanupratappur seat in Kanker district was once necessitated because of the loss of life of Congress MLA and deputy speaker of the Meeting Manoj Singh Mandavi remaining month.
On Monday, state Congress leader Mohan Markam reached the place of work of RO Sumit Agrawal, who could also be Leader Government Officer of Kanker Zila Panchayat, and submitted a criticism looking for cancellation of Netam’s candidature.
“Netam has hid the prison offence registered in opposition to him within the election affidavit, which is a contravention of the Illustration of Other folks Act 1951. Due to this fact, now we have demanded the RO cancel his nomination,” Markam instructed journalists.
“The real persona of BJP has been uncovered prior to the folks. The act of the BJP to appoint a rape accused for the bypoll has introduced disgrace to all of the state. It will have to apologise to the folks of Bhanupratappur in addition to Chhattisgarh,” he added.
The state Congress has submitted a equivalent criticism to the Leader Electoral Officer in Raipur.
Markam has alleged Jharkhand police had lodged a case at Telco police station in Jamshedpur on Might 15, 2019 a few 15-year-old woman being allegedly driven into the flesh industry and raped by means of a number of individuals.
He had alleged the case was once lodged below sections 366 A, 376, 376 (3), 376 AB, 129B of the Indian Penal Code, sections 4 and six of Coverage of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and The Immoral Visitors (Prevention) Act.
As in line with Markam, 5 individuals have been held within the case first of all, whilst Netam, a former BJP MLA and a local of Charama the town in Kanker, and 4 others have been additionally named as accused.
In line with the Jharkhand police’s record, Netam had allegedly raped the sufferer when she was once delivered to Raipur by means of different accused, Markam had claimed.
Rejecting the allegations, Netam had instructed journalists no such case was once registered in opposition to him.
In the meantime, Raipur district’s Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prashant Agrawal has suspended constable Keshav Sinha, who was once additionally named as accused in the similar case.
Agrawal instructed PTI Sinha was once positioned below suspension after it got here to gentle on Sunday he was once an accused within the rape case lodged at Jharkhand’s Telco police station in 2019.
RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh Congress on Monday complained to the returning officer (RO) looking for cancellation of the candidature of Bharatiya Janata Celebration’s Brahmanand Netam for the Bhanupratappur bypoll for allegedly concealing in his election affidavit a rape case registered in opposition to him.
The Congress had, on Sunday, claimed Netam is an accused in a rape case lodged in 2019 in neighbouring Jharkhand and that he had no longer discussed its main points in his election affidavit.
Netam had refuted the costs and termed it because the Congress’ conspiracy to malign his symbol.
The December 5 bypoll to the Scheduled Tribe-reserved Bhanupratappur seat in Kanker district was once necessitated because of the loss of life of Congress MLA and deputy speaker of the Meeting Manoj Singh Mandavi remaining month.
On Monday, state Congress leader Mohan Markam reached the place of work of RO Sumit Agrawal, who could also be Leader Government Officer of Kanker Zila Panchayat, and submitted a criticism looking for cancellation of Netam’s candidature.
“Netam has hid the prison offence registered in opposition to him within the election affidavit, which is a contravention of the Illustration of Other folks Act 1951. Due to this fact, now we have demanded the RO cancel his nomination,” Markam instructed journalists.
“The real persona of BJP has been uncovered prior to the folks. The act of the BJP to appoint a rape accused for the bypoll has introduced disgrace to all of the state. It will have to apologise to the folks of Bhanupratappur in addition to Chhattisgarh,” he added.
The state Congress has submitted a equivalent criticism to the Leader Electoral Officer in Raipur.
Markam has alleged Jharkhand police had lodged a case at Telco police station in Jamshedpur on Might 15, 2019 a few 15-year-old woman being allegedly driven into the flesh industry and raped by means of a number of individuals.
He had alleged the case was once lodged below sections 366 A, 376, 376 (3), 376 AB, 129B of the Indian Penal Code, sections 4 and six of Coverage of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and The Immoral Visitors (Prevention) Act.
As in line with Markam, 5 individuals have been held within the case first of all, whilst Netam, a former BJP MLA and a local of Charama the town in Kanker, and 4 others have been additionally named as accused.
In line with the Jharkhand police’s record, Netam had allegedly raped the sufferer when she was once delivered to Raipur by means of different accused, Markam had claimed.
Rejecting the allegations, Netam had instructed journalists no such case was once registered in opposition to him.
In the meantime, Raipur district’s Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prashant Agrawal has suspended constable Keshav Sinha, who was once additionally named as accused in the similar case.
Agrawal instructed PTI Sinha was once positioned below suspension after it got here to gentle on Sunday he was once an accused within the rape case lodged at Jharkhand’s Telco police station in 2019.