The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted a stay on the suspension of a Sanskrit lecturer of Vikram University, Ujjain, who, prior to the Lok Sabha election results, had predicted at least 300 seats for the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and over 300 for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Counsel for the accused, advocate Kuldeep Pathak had challenged the suspension before the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. On April 29, during the first phase of polling in Madhya Pradesh, Rajeshwar Shastri Musalgaonkar had posted “BJP 300 ke paas and NDA 300 ke paar (BJP near 300 and NDA more than 300 seats)” on his Facebook page. The higher education department of the state government recommended disciplinary action against the 55-year-old lecturer under the MP Universities Act, 1973. On May 7, the lecturer was placed under suspension and attached to another department.

Source: Indian Express June 04, 2019 13:07 UTC