Delhi election 2020: High court seeks Election Commission's views on BJP plea to reject AAP candidate Vishesh Ravi's nomination
FirstpostPlea alleged that the AAP candidate had willfully and intentionally concealed material facts and given false statements in poll affidavits New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the Election Commission’s response on a plea seeking rejection of the nomination of the AAP’s Karol Bagh candidate for allegedly concealing his educational qualification in his affidavit for the 8 February Assembly polls. A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar issued a notice to the EC and the AAP candidate from Karol Bagh, Vishesh Ravi, seeking their stand on the plea filed by Yoginder Chandolia, BJP hopeful from the same seat. The plea alleged that the AAP candidate had willfully and intentionally concealed material facts and given false statements in poll affidavits. “However, despite the fact that there was a substantial defect in the affidavit filed by respondent number four, the said objection filed by the petitioner is dismissed by the respondent number three vide order dated 22 January, 2020 inter alias holding that these defects are not substantial.