Senior Minister in the Raman Cabinet and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Raipur West Assembly constituency Rajesh Munat landed in trouble as district collector and election officer Siddhartha Komal Singh Pardeshi ordered for registering FIR against him for allegedly threatening poll observer of his constituency.
According to police sources, Munat reached polling booth at Ayurvedic College to see polling but entered heated argument with the poll observer Subodh Yadav, an IAS Officer of Karnataka cadre, in presence of Central poll observer SN Tripahi, over deployment of security forces as the latter expressed his helplessness to regulate the deployment. Annoyed with Yadav’s plea, Munat allegedly threatened him after which Yadav lodged complained with the district election officer who ultimately ordered registering FIR against him.
Talking to mediamen the collector confirmed having ordered to register FIR against Munat even if till the filing of this report any FIR was not lodged.
On the other hand, SP Raipur OP Pal told The Pioneer over phone that a dispute had occurred over deployment of security personnel at polling booth. Minister has also registered complaint against the election observer, he added.