Varun Gandhi files nomination without no-dues, BSNL writes to election officer

The BSNL has written a letter to Pilibhit district election officer after BJP parliamentarian Varun Gandhi filed his nomination without obtaining a no-dues certificate from the BSNL. Gandhi has dues of ₹38,616 against his Pilibhit office telephone number. The letter says that despite "repeated reminders", the bill is yet to be paid.

Pilibhit: Among the entities who owe money to state-run telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarian Varun Gandhi. BSNL has written a letter to Pilibhit district election officer in the matter.

Varun Gandhi files nomination without no-dues, BSNL writes to Pilibhit election officer

The letter, signed by BSNL’s Account Officer in Pilibhit reads, “An amount of ₹Rs 38616.00 is lying outstanding against telephone no. 05882-256525 provided for constituency office of Varun Gandhi, ex-MP Pilibhit during his previous term w.e.f 2009 to 2014.”

The letter also mentions that the PSU failed to recoup dues from Gandhi despite sending several notices. “After a long chain of correspondences made by the Lok Sabha secretariat, it has been intimated that the due amount might be pertaining to BroadBand services, which is required to be paid by the MP itself,” the letter said.

The telecom agency’s letter also said that Gandhi has filed the nominations for upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Pilibhit but didn’t obtain the required no-dues certificate from Pilibhit BSNL.

Varun’s mother Maneka, is the sitting MP from the Pilibhit seat. This time, the mother-son duo have switched places and she will be contesting from Sultanpur.