In an instance, a breach of the model code of conduct (MCC) was registered against a BJP candidate from Kaiserganj Lok Sabha constituency, Karan Bhushan Singh at Tarabganj police station.
According to PTI, Neha Sharma, Gonda District Election Officer, highlighted on Monday that the BJP candidate was doing an election rally in the area with a convoy of vehicles without permission. Additionally, his videos and images were being circulated on social media platforms.
Upon notification to the district-level media certification and monitoring committee, a case was filed under sections 171H (pertaining to illicit payments in connection with an election) and 188 (infringement of an order lawfully declared by a public servant) of the IPC against Karan Bhushan Singh and his unidentified supporters, as per Sumit Kumar, the in-charge of the Flying Squad Team for the Tarabganj assembly constituency.
Saurabh Verma, the Circle Officer of Tarabganj, affirmed that the investigation of the case has been delegated to sub-inspector Sunil Kumar Tiwari.
The election in the Kaisarganj Lok Sabha seat is slated to be held in the fifth phase on May 20.
BJP Substitute Karan Bhushan With His Father For Kaiserganj Seat
The BJP substituted Karan Bhushan Singh for Uttar Pradesh's Kaiserganj replacing his father and sitting MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Thursday, who faces criminal allegations of sexually harassing women wrestlers during his tenure as the chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).
Karan is the president of the Uttar Pradesh Wrestling Association. He has also been a national-level shooter and holds a business management degree from an Australian university. His elder brother Prateek Bhushan Singh is an MLA.
The BJP's decision came a few days after a Delhi court rejected Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's request for an additional investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment that female wrestlers had made against him. The court is likely to pronounce its order on the framing of charges against the MP this month.