Notice To Rajasthan BJP MLA In 5-Year-Old Case, Party Links It To Rajya Sabha Polls

BJP has accused Ashok Gehlot of intimidating the MLAs by conspiring against them ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections.

A Rajasthan police notice to BJP legislator Chandrakanta Meghwal in a five-year-old assault case has further increased the political temperature in the state ahead of the June 10 Rajya Sabha polls. First signs of panic in @INCIndia camp in Rajasthan as far as Rajyasabha elections are concerned . @BJP4Rajasthan MLA summoned by police in 5 year old case . This will prove too much for CM @ashokgehlot51pic.twitter.com/ow0vT8IEEA

The opposition BJP has accused Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot of intimidating the MLAs by conspiring against them, but an aide of the chief minister dismissed the charge saying the case against Mr Meghwal was registered when the BJP was in power.

The case was lodged against Mr Meghwal, who represents Keshoraipatan assembly constituency, at Mahaveer Nagar police station of Kota in February 2017 for which a notice has been issued, asking him to appear before the police to cooperate in the investigation.

Both the parties are trying to keep their flock together ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls. The Congress had shifted its MLAs to Udaipur on June 2, saying it fears horse-trading by the BJP.