BJP Hyderabad candidate makes Muslim voters take off veil to check identity, booked for ‘misconduct’
In a video widely shared online, Latha was seen verifying identity cards and Aadhaar cards of women voters wearing a niqab.
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A first information report has been filed against Bharatiya Janata Party’s Hyderabad candidate Madhavi Latha for alleged misconduct at a polling station, the returning officer said on Monday.
Voting was underway in all 17 Lok Sabha constituencies of Telangana on Monday.
In a video widely shared online, Latha can be seen verifying the voter identity cards and Aadhaar cards of women wearing a niqab, and asking them to reveal their faces. The BJP candidate also asked polling officials to allow voting only after thoroughly checking identity cards of voters, according to reports.
The incident took place at a polling booth in Azampura, The Indian Express reported.
#WATCH | Telangana: BJP candidate from Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency, Madhavi Latha visits a polling booth in the constituency. Voting for the fourth phase of #LokSabhaElections2024 is underway. pic.twitter.com/BlsQXRn80C— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2024
A first information report has been filed against Latha under section 132 of the Representation of the People Act, which pertains to misconduct at polling stations, Hyderabad’s Collector, who is the returning officer for the constituency, said in a social media post.
She was also booked under Indian Penal Code sections 171C (undue influence at elections), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 505(1)(c) (inciting a group to commit offence against another group).
Latha claimed that, as a candidate, she...
