BJP demands rejection of nomination of CM Ashok Gehlot
Bharatiya Janata party approached the election commission on wednesday evening against Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot and complained against the chief minister for hiding information about criminal cases in thenomination papers filled from Sardarpura. It is said in the complaint letter that two criminal cases includingfraud and forgery are registered against Gehlot, but this has been hidden in the affidavit submitted along with thenomination papers. The first case is related to land scam, while the second case is related to rape and sexualviolence.Considering Gehlot's act guilty under the Representation of the people Act, bjp has complained about ChiefMinister ashok gehlot to the election commission and demanded rejection of nomination papers. Union JalShakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who reached the election commission, said that a complaint hasbeen made to the Chief election Commissioner in jaipur in this regard. It was said that ashok Gehlot's sonLaxman Singh had submitted the nomination form on november 6. In this, it was necessary to give detaileddetails of all the pending criminal cases, but Gehlot has deliberately presented incomplete details. Gehlot did notgive details of the two criminal cases registered against him in the nomination papers, which was mandatory.Gajendra Singh Shekhawat raised the questionHe told that an FIR related to land scam has been registered against Gehlot on 08 september 2015 inGandhinagar police station of jaipur under sections 166, 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the indian PenalCode. Presently this case is pending before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate. The next date in this is24th November. Similarly, another case is registered under cognizable sections like rape and sexual violence.This information was not given in the affidavit submitted along with the nomination papers, although it wasmandatory to give this information.