The nomination of AAP’s Rajya Sabha candidate, Narain Dass Gupta, was held back by the returning officer after the Congress filed a complaint against him, alleging Gupta held an office of profit. He still holds this office of profit as on date and is ineligible to contest,” Maken said in the complaint filed on the day of scrutiny of the Rajya Sabha candidates. Gupta, along with Sanjay Singh and Sushil Gupta, two other Rajya Sabha candidates of AAP, had filed nomination papers for the Upper house on January 4. The elections for three Rajya Sabha members from Delhi are scheduled on January 16 as terms of the incumbent members, Dr Karan Singh, Janardan Dwivedi and Parvez Hashmi — all from Congress — expire on January 27. If AAP can prove that the trustee is exempted, the objections stands rejected,” said Kashyap, the former secretary general of Lok Sabha.

Source: Hindustan Times January 07, 2018 07:41 UTC