Court Acquits BJP MP In 2019 Poll Code Violation Case

The case relates to alleged offering of BJP flags and clothes bearing the party's election symbol by him to an idol of Lord Ganesh at a temple in the city's Khajrana area.

A district court in Indore has acquitted local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shankar Lalwani in a case of alleged violation of the model code of conduct during the Lok Sabha elections of 2019, granting him "the benefit of doubt".

The case relates to alleged offering of BJP flags and clothes bearing the party's election symbol by him to an idol of Lord Ganesh at a temple in the city's Khajrana area.

Special Judge Suresh Yadav, in his judgement on Monday, granted "the benefit of doubt" to Shankar Lalwani and absolved him of charges brought under relevant provisions of the Prevention of Misuse of Religious Institutions Act.