Corruption allegations against me baseless: Former Mangaluru MLA Mohiuddin Bava on assault row
Mangaluru: Former Mangaluru MLA Mohiddin Bava, who was allegedly assaulted on Thursday night by former Mangaluru Mayor Gulzar Banu’s son, called a press conference and spoke about the matter.
During the press conference Mohiuddin Bava added that he was assaulted by Gulzar Banu’s son and driver and that police have registered case in this regard.
Bava was on Thursday night assaulted allegedly after Gulzar Banu was denied party ticket for MCC Elections. Rumors were also rife that he had taken bribe for distributing tickets which the former MLA denied during the press conference.
“Gulzar Banu was given tickets on previous two occasions but the voters rejected her. Hence we did not give ticket to her this time. There is no point of bribery or corruption in this process. Police is investigating the assault case, they have taken my detailed statement in the matter” Bava told reporters.
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Madras HC seeks I-T report in Udhayanidhi Stalin poll affidavit 'discrepancies' case
Chennai (PTI): The Madras High Court on Wednesday sought a report from the Income Tax Department on the alleged discrepancies in the poll affidavits filed by Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin seeking re-election from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni assembly constituency in Chennai.
A division bench of Chief Justice S A Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan sought a status report from the Director General of Income Tax (Investigation), and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, while hearing a plea from R Kumaravel of Chennai, seeking a probe into the assets declared by Udhayanidhi as a candidate in his election affidavit.
The bench posted the case to April 20 for further hearing.
The petitioner from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency, had alleged that there were discrepancies between the property details mentioned in the affidavit accompanying the nomination paper filed by the deputy chief minister in 2026 and the property details filed and the particulars mentioned in the affidavit for the 2021 polls.
A comparative analysis showed the "disappearance" of over Rs 7 crore in investments, Kumaravel claimed and sought a direction to the Election Commission of India and the returning officer for the constituency to verify the financial disclosures, sources of income, transactions and statutory filings made by Udhayanidhi.
Elections to the 234 Assembly constituencies spread across Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23.
