Former Delhi law Minister and AAP MlA Somnath Bharti could face problem after his estranged wife lipika Mitra on Tuesday wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner seeking action against the AAP leader for “suppressing” information in the affidavit he filed for Delhi Assembly elections early this year.
lipika in her complaint stated that Bharti had bought the property in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar out of his own income but in the name of his mother Manorama Rani Bharti, details of which were completely suppressed by him in his affidavit. Bharti, she claimed, has suppressed material facts from the Commission regarding his financial status as well as her are in his nomination form 26 on affidavit which is illegal.
She further alleged that her bank balance and insurance details cited by Bharti in the affidavit were manipulated by him without her concurrence.
“It is a settled law that it is the solemn obligation of the candidates who are contesting election to furnish information regarding him or her and the spouse information and if the same are not given correct, the same would amount to suppression/non disclosure
which will be treated as a substantial lapse on the part of the candidate.
“I would request your office to take immediate action against Bharti as he has made false representations in his election nomination form under oath,” she said in her complaint to CEC Nasim Zaidi.