MLA Shobharani Kushwaha (file picture)
Rajasthan Politics: Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Ritesh Sharma has challenged the nomination of Congress MLA Shobharani Kushwaha of Dholpur Assembly constituency within the High Court by submitting a writ petition. Ritesh Sharma has accused present MLA Shobharani Kushwaha of not making the prison circumstances public in her nomination affidavit. Advocate and former MLA Abdul Sagir, who’s advocating the writ petition, stated that within the nomination kind for the 2023 meeting elections, present Congress MLA Shobha Rani Kushwaha has hidden her prison document within the affidavit.
Demand for cancellation of nomination
The lawyer informed that at the moment Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Ritesh Sharma had hidden the data within the affidavit earlier than the Returning Officer. Had challenged the prison circumstances. But the nomination software was not rejected by the Returning Officer, however was accepted. BSP candidate Ritesh Sharma has filed a writ petition within the Rajasthan High Court demanding cancellation of the nomination of present MLA Shobharani Kushwaha.
Supreme Court order cited
Advocate Abdul Sagir stated that Rajasthan High Court has accepted the writ petition and brought cognizance of the matter contemplating it worthy of consideration. Considering the seriousness of the matter, the High Court has issued a discover to Shobharani Kushwaha and sought her reply. Advocate Abdul Sagir stated that earlier than this the Supreme Court has taken cognizance of many circumstances. The Supreme Court has ordered that the candidate will even need to cite his prison circumstances throughout nomination.
If this occurs then Ritesh Sharma will win
But Dholpur MLA Shobharani Kushwaha has hidden her prison document within the nomination affidavit. He stated that the High Court will take a call on this matter quickly. If the choice is taken by the High Court, then Ritesh Sharma, the candidate who secured the second highest variety of votes, will be declared the winner.
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