Hema Malini at an event in Delhi. (File photo)
An FIR has been filed against actress
Hema Malini, the BJP candidate from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by addressing people at a temple.
"Not only was the flag and banner of the party put on the building of the Alkeswar Temple, but Hema Malini addressed a meeting with a loudspeaker using temple premises on April 7," said a local official, Dhirendra Sachan. (
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Three FIRs have already been filed against the actress for alleged violation of the model code of conduct, he stated. Meanwhile, notices have been issued against three other candidates from the constituency for alleged violation of model code of conduct. (
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"While AAP candidate Anuj Garg was found guilty of distributing party caps to people, BSP candidate Yogesh Dwivedi did not mention the number of pamphlets he distributed after getting them printed from a press. Bahujan Mukti Party candidate Maharam Singh distributed pamphlets which does not carry the name of the press where it was printed. He also did not furnish proof of the number of pamphlets he got printed," Sachan said.