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A case was registered against Congress leader and Jubilee Hills assembly in-charge Naveen Yadav for allegedly distributing voter ID cards in Madhura Nagar area of Hyderabad.
The case was registered on Monday following a complaint by a Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) official, who acted on a newspaper report and photographs showing Yadav distributing voter ID cards to local residents.
Police said on Tuesday that Yadav has been booked under relevant sections of the Representation of the People Act at Madhura Nagar police station.
“Based on the complaint and newspaper report, we have registered a case under the Representation of the People Act,” news agency PTI quoted a Madhura Nagar police officer as saying.
A police officer said the alleged incident took place a month ago and further investigation is underway.
On Monday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Raghunandan Rao submitted a complaint to the Election Commission along with photographic evidence related to the alleged incident.
Police said they are investigating the matter to find out how the voter ID cards were obtained and distributed.
By-election in Jubilee Hills
The by-election for Jubilee Hills assembly seat in Telangana is to be held on November 11. The results will be declared on 14 November.
‘Ultimate thief scolds the policeman’
On Wednesday, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the case against his party leader in Hyderabad – in an apparent reference to Gandhi’s “vote theft” campaign against the BJP and the Election Commission.
Accusing Naveen Yadav of sharing “fake voter ID cards”, Poonawalla also alleged that the Congress leader had distributed sewing machines to women to woo a particular community.
He sought reaction from Gandhi on Naveen Yadav’s claim of “vote theft” of the party in Telangana.
“On the contrary, the thief scolds the policeman.” [kettle calls the pot black]Poonawala said in a press conference on Tuesday.
Poonawalla claimed that Naveen Yadav, who is very close to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, was to be fielded as the Congress candidate in the upcoming by-election.
He asked Gandhi if he would impart some “wisdom” on his party leader’s “vote theft”.
“Rahul Gandhi, you were talking about detonating nuclear bombs and hydrogen bombs, although they themselves detonated them. Now, ‘Maha Vote Theft’ has taken place at your house. Are you also planning to detonate a bomb and make a PowerPoint presentation on this vote theft?” Poonawala asked tauntingly at the Congress leader.
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