Delhi Minister Imran Hussain has been booked for allegedly “issuing” pamphlets seeking votes in the name of religion for the Aam Aadmi Party in Bawana Assembly bypoll, police said on Wednesday. The complaint was filed by the returning officer of the Bawana bypoll. An FIR was registered in connection with the matter on Tuesday at the Bawana police station.
Police said that a case under relevant sections of The Representation of the People Act of the Indian Penal Code have been registered. The complainant alleged that “The pamphlet prima facie makes an appeal to the resident Muslims of Bawana to vote for quom (community). In addition to this, other objectionable and communal appeal has been made (sic).”
A Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party delegation, led by its president Manoj Tiwari, on Wednesday raised the issue with the Chief Election Commissioner. “The delegation demanded action against Hussain for seeking votes in the name of religion,” said leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly, Vijender Gupta. Voting was held on Wednesday for Bawana bypoll.