BJP Lok Sabha candidate Varun Gandhi on Thursday filed his reply to the Election Commission's notice in connection with his alleged anti-Muslim speeches, three days after the poll panel issued notice to him.
BJP Lok Sabha candidate Varun Gandhi on Thursday filed his reply to the Election Commission's notice in connection with his alleged anti-Muslim speeches, three days after the poll panel issued notice to him.
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Lawyers of 29-year-old Varun filed the reply this morning to the notice served on him by the EC for making speeches that had communal overtones during his rallies in Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh.
His lawyers, however, refused to give details about the reply.
The Uttar Pradesh government had yesterday suspended a Pilibhit SHO, while the EC had ordered the suspension of Additional District Magistrate SS Kamal and Additional Superintendent of Police Saurabh Kush in connection with the case.
The commission had also ordered the transfer of district magistrate MP Agarwal and Superintendent of Police PRK Chaturvedi to non-election related posts.
Delhi HC grants anticipatory bail to Varun
Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to BJP Lok Sabha candidate Varun Gandhi restraining the police from arresting him till the Allahabad High Court decides on his petition in connection with his alleged communal speeches.
Justice Reva Khetrapal granted Varun's plea, while rejecting the submission of Delhi police that the court had no jurisdiction to entertain the petition as the FIR against him was lodged in Uttar Pradesh.
Varun, in his petition before the Allahabad High Court, sought quashing of the FIR registered against him in Pilibhit for his alleged inflammatory and communal speeches.
The court granted the bail and asked the politician to pay a personal surety of Rs 50,000. The court issued notices to Delhi and Uttar Pradesh governments on Varun's plea and listed the matter for further hearing on the question of jurisdiction on March 27.
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