Madhya Pradesh HC reviews petition challenging Scindia's MP candidature in Rajya Sabha elections

As mentioned in the petition, in 2018, an FIR was registered against Kamal Nath, Digvijay Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia at Shyamla Hills police station in Bhopal, which Jyotiraditya Scindia had publicly accepted.

Gwalior: The High Court on Tuesday issued notices in the matter challenging the MP candidature of Jyotiraditya Scindia in the Rajya Sabha elections along with two other MPs and a former MLA. The orders were in response to a petition filed by former minister and senior Congress leader Govind Singh challenging Scindia's background, citing his agreement with the "faulty" nomination papers filed by him in the past.

Digvijay Singh, Rajya Sabha MP Sumer Singh Solanki and former MLA Phool Singh Baraiya are the other three people who received notices from the High Court in the matter. Congress leader Govind Singh has alleged in the petition that Jyotiraditya Scindia had hidden some facts in the nomination papers filed during the Rajya Sabha elections. Making this the basis of his objection, he filed the petition challenging his candidature.

As mentioned in the petition, in 2018, an FIR was registered against Kamal Nath, Digvijay Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia at Shyamla Hills police station in Bhopal, which Jyotiraditya Scindia had publicly accepted. "And though he is not a part of Congress now and was elected as the Rajya Sabha MP from the BJP, Scindia is trying to entirely hide the matter, which is a clear violation of the rules," the petition added.

It further demanded for Jyotiraditya Scindia's candidature to be declared void in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The High Court had earlier transferred this petition to the Gwalior Bench, on which the Gwalior Bench of the High Court had issued notices to all the parties.