BJP Shamli MLA, Congress leader booked for poll code violation

MUZAFFARNAGAR: BJP MLA Tejendra Nirwal and Congress leader Imran Masood have been booked here for poll code violation, officials said on Wednesday.

A case was registered against BJP's Shamli MLA Tejendra Nirwal for making objectionable remarks during a rally of Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya at Jhinjhana town on Tuesday, circle officer Rajiv Kumar Tiwari said.

The case was registered on a complaint by sector magistrate Amit Kumar, he said.

In another incident, ex-Congress MLA Imran Masood was booked for poll code violation on a complaint by sector magistrate Dharmender, the officer said.

Masood is also accused of making objectionable statements against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election meeting of the Congress, Tiwari added.