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UP Leader, Who Quit Congress, Booked For Violating Model Code of Conduct
NDTV
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: Former MLA Imran Masood, who will join the Samajwadi Party, was booked for holding a meeting with party workers in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur without prior permission.
A case has been filed against former MLA Imran Masood, who is quitting Congress and is likely to join the Samajwadi Party, and 10 others for holding a meeting with party workers and supporters in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur without prior permission, thus violating COVID-19 protocols and Model Code of Conduct (MCC) as well.
According to police official Rajesh Kumar, a case has been filed under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
"Imran Masood called a meeting with his supporters. They had not taken any permission for that, violating COVID norms as well as the Model Code of Conduct. Social distancing rules were also violated," Mr Kumar said.
"An FIR has been registered against 10 people," he added.