The Returning Officer in Bhopal rejected Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh during scrutiny. BJP leaders defended the decision, with Madhya Pradesh minister Rakesh Singh alleging “serious errors” and “deliberate concealment” in her nomination papers, while Natarajan called the move an attempt to “trample upon the Constitution.” Congress leaders later approached the Election Commission in New Delhi to challenge the rejection, as Telangana leaders disputed the allegations and defended the Congress candidate. Show more Show less
Vijayvargiya says Congress gave Telangana papers to sink Natarajan's RS nomination
The Returning Officer in Bhopal rejected Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh during scrutiny. BJP leaders defended the decision, with Madhya Pradesh minister Rakesh Singh alleging “serious errors” and “deliberate concealment” in her nomination papers, while Natarajan called the move an attempt to “trample upon the Constitution.” Congress leaders later approached the Election Commission in New Delhi to challenge the rejection, as Telangana leaders disputed the allegations and defended the Congress candidate.
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