Police in Datia district registered a case against MPCC chief Kamal Nath and seven others over violation of Covid19 safety guidelines in a poll meeting on Tuesday.
The Congress had held a poll meeting in local Mandi campus on Bhander in Datia district and MPCC president Kamal Nath, party candidate Pool Singh Baraiya and others were present in the poll event.
On the basis of a complaint handed over by Sub Divisional Magistrate Arvind Mahor, a case was lodged by Bhander police station against Nath and seven others.
The police said that after seeing the footage of the poll meeting, it was evident that as against the permission of 100 persons allowed in the event, around 2000-2500 persons were present in the meeting which was in violation with Covid19 safety guidelines and section 144 of CrPC as well.
Accordingly, a case has been lodged under sections 188, 269, 270 of the Indian Penal Code and section 51 (B) of the Disaster Management Act 2005.
Recently responding to a PIL, the Gwalior bench of MP high court had directed administration in Gwalior-Chambal region to lodge cases with police in case over 100 persons are spotted in any poll event in the wake of Covid19 outbreak in the region.