MLA Prithviraj's affidavit to be rechecked
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 22 2013:
Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Manipur to verify whether the affidavit submitted by M Prithviraj to contest in the election to the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly, was actually true or not.
In the election to the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly election held in January 2012, Prithviraj got elected from 27-Moirang Assembly Constituency as a Congress candidate by defeating his nearest rival P Sharatchandra Singh of NCP.
MLA Prithviraj has been subsequently appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary in charge of Youth Affairs and Sports.
The directive of ECI followed an earlier complaint lodged P Sharatchandra to the Returning officer contesting that in the affidavit Prithviraj wrongly mentioned his highest educational qualification as MBA.
It may be noted here that in accordance to the guidelines of ECI, an MLA could be disqualified if any of the information provided in the affidavit was found to be false.