Delhi Elections: Complaint Filed Against BJP Leader Parvesh Verma For Distributing Cash To Voters

Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, a BJP leader, faces a criminal complaint for allegedly distributing cash to influence voters in the upcoming Delhi elections.

A complaint has been filed against Parvesh Verma for allegedly distributing cash to voters.

Source : PTI

A criminal complaint has been filed against Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former West Delhi MP Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma for allegedly distributing cash to influence voters for the upcoming elections in the national capital. 

The complaint filed against the former MP, at New Delhi's Barakhamba police station, alleged him of offering bribes to voters to influence voters ahead of the Delhi assembly polls. 

It has been further alleged that the action by the BJP leader "degrades" the political environment and "jeopardises" the level playing field. 

The complaint filed against Verma stated: "Member of Parliament, Bharatiya Janta Party and other unknown persons for committing the offences of bribery with the mala fide intent to give gratification with the object to induce in view of exercising electoral rights and gaining undue influence by making a false document with the intent to cause it to be believed as a genuine document with the intent to support the claim by inducing the general public under Sections 170, 318, 335, 336 and 340 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023."

The complaint further stated: "The Complainant is preferring the present Complaint on the basis of media reports against the above-named Accused person for having committed the offences of offering gratification with the object to induce in view of exercising electoral right and gaining undue influence by making a false document with the intent to causing it to be believed as a genuine document offering cash as gratification not only degrade the political environment and jeopardizes the level playing field but is also against the mandate of law by using a created false and fabricated documents with the ill intent to provide gratification and gain undue benefit with the intent to support the claim which endangers the democratic and social fabric of our society in conspiracy with other accused persons and in a pre-planned manner."