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Arrest warrant issued against Prayagraj MP for poll code violation
Additional chief judicial magistrate Ambrish Kumar Srivastava issued the arrest warrant against the MP for holding a public meeting in Lucknow Cantonment assembly segment ahead of the 2012 state elections, even when the deadline for electioneering was over.
Published on: Oct 22, 2022, 24:33:32 IST
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The MP/MLA court on Friday issued an arrest warrant against Rita Bahuguna Joshi, the BJP MP from Prayagraj, and four others in a case related to the violation of the election code of conduct.
Additional chief judicial magistrate Ambrish Kumar Srivastava issued the arrest warrant against the MP for holding a public meeting in Lucknow Cantonment assembly segment ahead of the 2012 state elections, even when the deadline for electioneering was over.
Rita Bahuguna was then contesting for the seat on a Congress ticket.
An FIR was lodged against the incident on February 17, 2012 at Krishna Nagar police station. The court has fixed November 2 as the next date for the hearing.
