Captain files complaint against Jaitley
Tuesday, 15/04/2014
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Amritsar: Congress candidate from Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency Capt Amarinder Singh, on Monday, filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against BJP candidate Arun Jaitley for having purchased a house in Amritsar for garnering support from the people who consider him an outsider.
The complaint was filed by Capt Amarinder Singh’s election agent Karanpal Singh Sekhon, who said, “The house purchased by Arun Jaitley is a part of his election campaign. The cost of the house should be included in his election expense.” The complaint stated that the house was purchased as an integral part of Jaitley’s campaign efforts and strategy to put before the electorate of Amritsar that he was not an outsider.
It further maintained that the party symbols, flags and other material affixed at the house shows that it was specifically purchased and was being used for election purpose and campaign. Suggesting that the actual cost of the house is more than Rs 1 crore, it said that the 340 square yard, five bedroom house in Green Avenue colony, which is one of the posh colonies of the city, cannot be just for Rs 1 crore. Referring to the Election Commission Rules, it maintained, “Para 18.9.1 of the Handbook for Returning Officers, 2014 would require that such expenditure like purchasing this house and its running expenses be reflected in the day-to-day account expense register maintained by Arun Jaitley, failure to do so in terms of Para 18.9.2 it would be a major default and an election offence.”
