Congress leader alleges forgery in nominations

Senior Congress leader Ashok Pimple has urged the Surat Police Commissioner to initiate a complaint against three proposers of Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani on the Surat Lok Sabha seat, along with district collector Dr. Saurabh Parghi, accusing them of forgery and tarnishing the reputation of the Congress party.

In a comprehensive 12page complaint submitted to the Surat police commissioner, Pimple detailed how three proposers—Ramesh Polra, Jagdish Savaliya, and Dhruvin Dhameliya—colluded to orchestrate the disqualification of Nilesh Kumbhani's nomination form under the guise of a wider conspiracy.

Pimple emphasized the necessity for registering a complaint under sections 463, 464, 465, 467, 468, 469, 471, and 34, 114, 120(b) of the Indian Penal Code against the three proposers and Surat collector Dr. Saurabh Parghi for their alleged involvement in forgery and defaming the Congress party.

The proposers allegedly submitted counterfeit affidavits to the Surat district collector, falsely claiming that the signatures on Nilesh Kumbhani's proposer forms were forged. However, handwriting experts have purportedly confirmed that the proposers themselves signed the documents and affidavits in support of the Congress candidate.

Furthermore, all three proposers obtained certificates from taluka officers confirming their inclusion in the electoral rolls. They appeared in person at the deputy collector's office to collect their voter certificates and sign the documents in front of government staff.