BJP LS candidate Madhavi Latha booked for asking Muslim women to reveal faces to check identity
Hyderabad, May 13: A case was registered by election authorities against BJP candidate for Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat K Madhavi Latha on Monday after a video clip in which she was purportedly asking burqa-clad women voters to reveal their faces and check their ID cards surfaced.
In the video, Latha was seen asking the women voters at a polling booth to lift their veil and show their face so that she could verify their identity.
In a post on X, the Hyderabad Collector said, "A case is registered in Malakpet police station against Madhavi Latha, contesting candidate, BJP, under Sections 171C, 186, 505(1)(c) of IPC and Section 132 of the Representation of the People Act."
Section 171C deals with interference or attempts to interfere with the free exercise of any electoral right.
Section 186 is related to voluntarily obstructing any public servant in the discharge of public function, while 505 is applied for inciting or likely to incite, any class or community of persons to commit any offence against any other class or community.
Latha was also seen telling the policemen to allow voters into polling booths only after a thorough check.
She clarified that she only requested the woman to show her ID card, to which the latter obliged.
"Why I had to ask her? Because, the female police officer at the polling booth was not interested in checking (the voters). When questioned, they said that they had not received any such instructions. So, in such a case, one has to do it themselves,” she told PTI videos.
"What can we do? Should we let rigging take place? Then give us instructions that 'we will do rigging, you should let rigging happen'. Legalise rigging. Poverty will remain as it is. Unemployment will continue," she said.
Polling for the total 17 Lok Sabha seats was held in Telangana on Monday.
Madhavi Latha is taking on AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi in the Hyderabad Lok Sabha segment.
BJP's #Hyderabad MP candidate Madhavi Latha ( @Kompella_MLatha ) was seen verifying voters IDs of #Muslim womens voters during #LokSabhaElection2024.
— Mohd Dastagir Ahmed (@Dastagir_Hyd) May 13, 2024
A case is registered in Malakpet Police Station against Madhavi Latha under sections 171C, 186, 505(1)(c) of IPC and Section 132… pic.twitter.com/mu1AGK5dAs
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
