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BJP's Shamli MLA Tejendra Nirwal, Congress' Imran Masood booked for poll code violation

News Agencies | Updated on: 3 April 2019, 11:30 IST

BJP MLA Tejendra Nirwal and Congress leader Imran Masood have been booked here for poll code violation, officials said Wednesday.

A case was registered against BJP's Shamli MLA Tejendra Nirwal for making objectionable remarks during a rally of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya at Jhinjhana town on Tuesday, Circle Officer Rajiv Kumar Tiwari said.


The case was registered on a complaint by sector magistrate Amit Kumar, he said. In another incident, ex-Congress MLA Imran Masood was booked for poll code violation on a complaint by sector magistrate Dharmender, the officer said.

Masood is also accused of making objectionable statements against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election meeting of the Congress, Tiwari added.

-PTI

First published: 3 April 2019, 11:25 IST