Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 27: BJP today filed formal complaint to Election Commission of India against the Congress candidate for Udhampur-Kathua-Doda Parliamentary Constituency, Ghulam Nabi Azad alleging that he had manipulated information about his property details in the affidavit, Form No. 26, submitted by him along with his nomination form to the Returning Officer.
Giving details, senior BJP leader and senior Advocate Chander Mohan Sharma pointed out that in the column for immovable property, Azad had mentioned that he owned land in Washim, Maharashtra for over 20 years but the same information had not been disclosed by him in the nomination forms filled and submitted by him for the earlier elections contested by him.
The BJP leader pointed out that this amounts to deliberate concealment of facts regarding property and calls for action both under Election Commission of India rules as well as under Income Tax rules.
A complaint in this regard is being forwarded to both the Election Commission of India as well as the Returning Officer.
Sharma alleged that Azad had also concealed and not mentioned details of his shares in various other investments across the country and abroad.
The BJP leader flayed the Congress leadership and said if Ghulam Nabi Azad,who has been a Union Minister for the last 30 years, was indulging in such misappropriation while contesting election, how could the people have faith in the credibility of Congress leaders who stand totally exposed.
He urged upon the voters in the Udhampur-Kathua-Doda constituencies to overwhelmingly vote for BJP candidate in order to restore the honour and credibility of electoral process in the country.
Sharma said in his nomination paper Mr Azad among movable assets has shown cash in hand and money in bank amounting to Rs 57.92 lakh while BJP candidate Dr Jitendra Singh has shown same as 88,22,723 indicating that Mr Azad is poorer than BJP candidate.
He said while Mr Azad’s wife who has shown her profession as social work has given figures of her movable assets as Rs1.49 crore.
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