FIR filed against Hema Malini
BJP candidate allegedly violated model code of conduct
mathura — An first information report was on Monday filed against Hema Malini, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Mathura Lok Sabha constituency for violation of model code of conduct.
“Malini addressed an election meeting on Saturday in Sri Ji Baba Saraswati Vidya Mandir during school hours. Her audience included school students. An first information report was filed against her in this connection,” model code of conduct in-charge ADM Dhirendra Sachan said.
Though a permission for the election meeting was taken, however, neither the venue was specified nor was it made clear that students would also be a part of her audience in the aforesaid meeting, he said.
As per orders of the election commission, an election meeting inside a school during school hours would be deemed as violation of model code of conduct, Sachan said.
Earlier, an FIR was filed against Malini for using more vehicles in the procession and hiding actual expenditure during election, he said. Meanwhile, Hema Malini is very upset by recent reports that her family has not accompanied her on her campaign trail.
She reportedly said, “My younger daughter Ahana was here last week. And my older daughter Esha will be here this week. Dharamji too will here in a few days. It’s just I’ve asked them to join me in the later part of my campaign when the election fever heats up. No point in asking them to join me earlier.”
“I don’t know why some people are saying this. Every person in my family from my husband to my daughters and their husbands have offered to come to Mathura to support me. Even my relatives, Esha and Ahana’s mothers-in-law, have offered to come to Mathura. But who would recognise them?What purpose would it serve to have them around? As we speak my Bhabhi is with me. Just because the local media doesn’t recognise every member of my family doesn’t mean they are not here to support me.” —