Maharashtra Minister Bachchu Kadu Gets Jail For Two Months In Election Affidavit Case

Minister of State Bachchu Kadu, who is a member of the Prahar Janshakti Party, secured bail after the order.

Maharashtra Minister Of State Bachchu Kadu. (Source: File Photo)

New Delhi: A Maharashtra court handed Minister of State Bachchu Kadu a jail term of two months on Friday for concealing information in his election affidavit in 2014.

The minister, who is a member of the Prahar Janshakti Party, secured bail after the order, PTI reported.

Civil judge LC Wadekar found Bachchu Kadu, the Minister of School Education, guilty of violating the Representation of the People Act. In addition to the jail term, the court fined him Rs 25,000.

The court suspended the sentence for 30 days to enable him to file an appeal.

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The complaint against Kadu was lodged by BJP leader Gopal Tiramare. Gopal Tiramare said Kadu concealed information about his flat worth Rs 43.46 lakh in Mumbai while filing affidavit for the 2014 assembly elections.

Kadu had rejected the claims and said in court that he had sold the property due to his inability to repay the loan.

Speaking to reporters on Friday, Kadu said he would file an appeal against the verdict. A housing society of legislators had been formed in 2014 and the state government had stood guarantor for the loans, he said.

"I mentioned the loan amount in the affidavit but not house details. I respect the court's order though it is wrong," the minister said.

The case was filed against him by his opponents out of political vendetta, Kadu claimed.

(With PTI Inputs)