Madhya Pradesh Tourism Minister Tukoji Rao Pawar and party colleague Phoolchand Verma were granted bail by a local court Wdnesday, a day after he was sent to jail following his arrest on the charge of threatening and intimidating a lady Returning Officer. The two BJP leaders did not apply for bail on Tuesday and were taken to jail.
Pawar’s BJP colleague Phoolchand Verma, who is contesting from Sonkatch reserved seat, was also granted bail by a Chief Judicial Magistrate(CJM), official sources said.
The two BJP leaders did not apply for bail on Tuesday and were taken to jail.
Pawar, a scion of the erstwhile Dewas royal family, is contesting the forthcoming polls from his traditional Dewas seat which he had represented for four terms.
The CJM ordered the release of the two men on bail after they furnished a security bond of Rs 5,000 each, the sources said.
Both Pawar and Verma were arrested on the charges of obstructing official work and intimidating a lady election officer of Sonkatch, Sanjana Jain, in a dramatic action just days ahead of the Assembly polls in the BJP-ruled State. After a few hours in jail, they were shifted to Government MY hospital, Indore late on Tuesday night following complaints of chest pain.
Pawar’s BJP colleague Phoolchand Verma, who is contesting from Sonkatch reserved seat, was also granted bail by a Chief Judicial Magistrate(CJM), official sources said.
The two BJP leaders did not apply for bail on Tuesday and were taken to jail.
Pawar, a scion of the erstwhile Dewas royal family, is contesting the forthcoming polls from his traditional Dewas seat which he had represented for four terms.
The CJM ordered the release of the two men on bail after they furnished a security bond of Rs 5,000 each, the sources said.
Both Pawar and Verma were arrested on the charges of obstructing official work and intimidating a lady election officer of Sonkatch, Sanjana Jain, in a dramatic action just days ahead of the Assembly polls in the BJP-ruled State. After a few hours in jail, they were shifted to Government MY hospital, Indore late on Tuesday night following complaints of chest pain.
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