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The information of Meenakshi Natarajan, Congress campaigner for 1 of 3 Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh, has been rejected by the returning serviceman connected Tuesday (June 9, 2026) for allegedly not disclosing a pending lawsuit successful Telangana.
The returning serviceman had issued a announcement to Ms. Natarajan based connected an objection raised by BJP campaigner Mahesh Kewat, Advocate Sanket Gupta, representing the BJP, said. The Returning Officer’s determination came aft proceeding arguments from some sides.
Meanwhile, the Congress is apt to determination tribunal regarding the rejection. Top Congress leaders volition clasp a property league aboriginal connected Tuesday (June 9, 2026) night.
Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Ministers Rakesh Singh and Kailash Vijayvargiya, erstwhile authorities BJP president V.D. Sharma, campaigner Mahesh Kewat and aggregate MLAs and leaders were contiguous astatine the Assembly House during the proceedings and celebrated aft Ms. Natarajan’s information was cancelled.
Mr. Singh said, “She had deliberately hidden this lawsuit successful the accusation provided by her. The signifier was incomplete. She had fixed incorrect details. On each those issues, a due accidental was fixed and some sides enactment distant their arguments. But since, determination were superior errors successful her signifier and the lawsuit lodged successful Telangana had been hidden deliberately. So connected this basis, the returning serviceman rejected her form.”
Congress Rajya Sabha MP and elder lawyer Vivek Tankha said that nary transgression lawsuit was registered against Ms. Natarajan and that lone a announcement was issued and that she had responded to it.
“Confusion is being dispersed regarding Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination. No transgression lawsuit has been registered. Only a announcement has been received stating wherefore proceedings for 10 crore compensation should not beryllium initiated against her and different people. Meenakshi ji’s lawyer has responded to this notice. No FIR has been filed,” Mr. Tankha said connected X.
Congress’s Madhya Pradesh in-charge, Harish Chaudhary, however, claimed that nary lawsuit had been filed against Ms. Natarajan and that the BJP is bringing up specified cases to harass her.
He said Ms. Natarajan had received a show-cause announcement from the court, and it was not indispensable to notation it successful the affidavit.
He said the Election Commission of India’s instructions are wide that accusation indispensable beryllium provided successful the information erstwhile a lawsuit is filed, not upon receiving a notice. “Technically, Natarajan’s information cannot beryllium rejected,” Mr. Chaudhary added.
(With PTI inputs)
