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Datia MLA Ghanshyam Singh's Membership in Jeopardy? BJP Leader Files High Court Petition.
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News18•22-09-2026, 15:40
Datia MLA Ghanshyam Singh's Membership in Jeopardy? BJP Leader Files High Court Petition.
- •A petition has been filed in the Jabalpur High Court challenging Datia MLA Ghanshyam Singh's election affidavit.
- •The petition alleges that a 1991 criminal case was not disclosed in his nomination affidavit.
- •The case reportedly stems from protests and road blockades in Datia following Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.
- •MLA Ghanshyam Singh denies the allegations, calling them a political conspiracy and stating he was unaware of the 1991 case.
- •The legal status of the case and the necessity of its disclosure will be determined by the court's final decision.
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A petition filed against Datia MLA Ghanshyam Singh alleges that he failed to disclose information regarding a 1991 criminal case in his election nomination affidavit.
The petition claims that Ghanshyam Singh's name was included in a case registered during protests and road blockades in Datia following the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Ghanshyam Singh has rejected the allegations, stating he was unaware of the 1991 case, that disclosure was not legally required, and that the matter is a political conspiracy.
