Minister S.P. Velumani violates model code of conduct, booked
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This is the second case towards the Minister for violating the model code of conduct throughout this meeting election.
The Kuniamuthur police in Coimbatore have booked Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development S.P. Velumani for violating the model code of conduct.
The case was registered towards Mr. Velumani, who’s contesting from Thondamuthur meeting constituency, primarily based on a grievance lodged by Raja Mohammed, zonal officer for the constituency.
As per the grievance, the Minister arrived in a automobile bearing the AIADMK celebration flag inside the 100 metre radius of the polling station on the Government Higher Secondary School, Kuniamuthur, round 10.15 a.m. on Tuesday. He additionally had a scarf matching the colors of the celebration’s flag round his neck, violating the model code of conduct, the grievance mentioned.
Mr. Velumani was booked beneath Section 130 (2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which pertains to prohibition of canvassing in or close to polling station.
This is the second case towards the Minister for violating the model code of conduct throughout this meeting election.
On Monday, police had registered a case towards Mr. Velumani and three AIADMK functionaries for offences beneath Sections 143 (punishment for illegal meeting), 269 (negligent act prone to unfold an infection of illness harmful to life) of the IPC and 126 (2) (prohibition of public conferences throughout interval of forty-eight hours ending with hour fastened for conclusion of ballot) of the Representation of People Act in reference to a gathering of celebration employees at Selvapuram celebration workplace.
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