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EC notice to BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri for using slur against Arvind Kejriwal; seeks reply by 10 May

The Delhi poll body has issued a notice to BJP's South Delhi candidate Ramesh Bidhuri for allegedly using a Hindi slur for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

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|May 09, 2019, 18:07:00 IST

New Delhi: The Delhi poll body has issued a notice to BJP's South Delhi candidate Ramesh Bidhuri for allegedly using a Hindi slur for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at a public meeting.[caption id="attachment_6602461" align="alignleft" width="380"]File image of Ramesh Bidhuri. Image courtesy: Facebook/RameshBidhuri File image of Ramesh Bidhuri. Image courtesy: Facebook/RameshBidhuri[/caption]The public meeting was held on 7 May in Mehrauli and Bidhuri was joined by Union Minister Giriraj Singh.During the rally, Bidhuri used a Hindi slur against the Aam Aadmi Party supremo, and accused him of stalling the prosecution of former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Kanhaiya Kumar in a sedition case.AAP's South Delhi candidate Raghav Chadha had lodged a complaint with the Delhi chief electoral officer in connection with the matter, following which a notice was issued to Bidhuri. The incumbent BJP MP has to reply to the notice by 10 May.Bidhuri is locked in a triangular fight with boxer Vijender Singh, who is making his electoral debut on a Congress ticket and AAP's debutant candidate Chadha.The seven Lok Sabha constituencies of Delhi will go to polls on 12 May.

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First Published:May 09, 2019, 18:07:00 IST
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