Newly elected Congress MLA Dinesh Jain booked for hindering govt work in MP’s Ujjain

THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK

Ujjain, Dec 6: A recently elected Congress MLA Dinesh Jain has been booked for impeding government operations on the day of vote counting for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections in the Ujjain district, a police official stated.

At the district’s Nanakheda police station, the case has been filed in accordance with the pertinent sections of the IPC and the Representation of the People Act (RP Act).

Dispute with BJP candidate over votes recount

Information indicates that Dinesh Jain, a recently elected Congress MLA from Ujjain’s Mahidpur assembly seat, attempted to tear apart Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Bahadur Singh Chauhan’s application for a recount on December 3 at the counting centre.

Jain narrowly prevailed in the election and won by a margin of 290 votes, and in the aftermath, there were many disputes and altercations between the BJP and Congress candidates at the polling place over the recounting of votes. Following that, the police stepped in and calmed the situation.

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“During the counting of votes on Sunday, a Congress candidate from Mahidpur assembly seat had made an attempt to snatch some documents and the assistant returning officer had complained about the matter at Nanakheda police station in the district. Acting on the complaint, a case has been registered against the Congress candidate under sections of IPC and RP act,” Guru Prasad Parashar, the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) stated.