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EC asks cops to file FIR against BJP's Gautam Gambhir for holding rally without permit

The rally was held on Thursday in Jangpura where the cricketer-turned-politician is making his electoral debut

Former cricketer and BJP candidate from East Delhi Gautam Gambhir. (PTI)

PTI
Published 27.04.19, 10:55 AM

The East Delhi returning officer Saturday asked police to register an FIR against BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir for allegedly holding a public meeting in Jangpura without permission, officials said Saturday.

The cricketer-turned-politician is the saffron party's nominee from the East Delhi Lok Sabha seat and is pitted against AAP' Atishi and senior Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely.

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Returning officer, East Delhi parliamentary constituency, K Mahesh, has asked the Delhi Police to take note of the matter.

The public meeting was held on Thursday in Jangpura without permission, the officials said.

Gambhir is making his electoral debut from the seat and has been under attack from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over allegations that he had double entries in voters list.

Gautam Gambhir Election Commission Of India Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha Elections 2019
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