Petition against Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad dismissed by Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition filed by B Lakshmidevi of Sampangi Ramanagar in the city challenging the election of Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad from Shivajinagar constituency in Bengaluru.
The petition was dismissed by the single-judge bench of Justice S Vishwajeet Shetty for lack of evidence that the MLA won the elections by illegal means.
The advocate representing the petitioner told the bench that the Congress wooed voters by promising them guarantee schemes and called it a violation of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, Sections 123 (1) and 123 (2). Pointing out that making promises to influence voters is a crime as per Section 123 (4) of the Act, the advocate requested the High Court bench to declare as illegal the election of Arshad.
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Senior advocate KN Phaneendra, the MLA's lawyer, challenged the argument by stating that an election manifesto could not be considered a crime committed by a candidate. Nor could the manifesto be considered as evidence to an irregularity, he added and urged the bench to dismiss the petition against Arshad.
The High Court bench, after hearing the arguments and counter-arguments in the case, dismissed the petition against the Congress MLA.
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Shop owner shot at in Delhi's Nizamuddin
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New Delhi (PTI): A shop owner sustained bullet injuries after a group of men opened fire at him in the Nizamuddin area, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred around 11 pm on Friday after which the injured was rushed to a hospital where he is undergoing treatment, a senior police officer said.
"The shop owner had rented the premises to someone. Around 15 days back, he got the tenant to empty the shop, which might have led to the incident. The matter is being probed," the officer said.
