UP: BJP MLA Booked for Violating COVID-19 Protocols, Model Code of Conduct

MLA Bahoran Lal Maurya from Bhojipura assembly segment in Bareilly district was booked on the complaint of Samajwadi Party leader and former UP minister Shahzil Islam.

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MLA Bahoran Lal Maurya from Bhojipura assembly segment in Bareilly district was booked on the complaint of Samajwadi Party leader and former UP minister Shahzil Islam.

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BJP MLA Bahoran Lal Maurya. Photo: Twitter

Bareilly: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA was booked on Monday on charges of violating the model code of conduct and COVID-19 protocols by distributing blankets, officials said.

BJP MLA Bahoran Lal Maurya from Bhojipura assembly segment in Bareilly district was booked on the complaint of Samajwadi Party leader and former UP minister Shahzil Islam, they said.

Islam had lodged the complaint on Sunday, they added.

Citing a viral video, Islam had alleged that the BJP MLA had distributed blankets at Swami Dayanand Ashram, violating COVID-19 guidelines and the model code of conduct in force after the announcement of the poll schedule.

Bareilly district magistrate Manvendra Singh on Monday said following the investigation into the video content, block development officer Atul Yadav, doubling as an assistant election officer, ordered registration of a case against the MLA for violating various provisions of the Representation of People's Act, Epidemic Act and Disaster Management Act.

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