A city court here on Wednesday issued summons to Chief Electoral Officers of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi on a complaint alleging that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife, Sunita Kejriwal, is having two voter identity cards.
The complainant, Delhi BJP spokesperson Harish Khurana, alleged that Ms. Kejriwal had violated Sections 17 and 31 of the Representation of the People (RP) Act, as well as committed cheating under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) by registering herself in the voters’ list at two places — in Shahibabad Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh and in Chandni Chowk Assembly seat in Delhi.
Metropolitan Magistrate Shaifali Barnala Tondon took cognisance of the complaint and issued summons to the two election authorities to appear before the court with all the relevant records by June 3.
“In complete disregard to the electoral processes and norms and in order to wrongfully give advantage to the Aam Aadmi Party [AAP], in which her husband is the national convener, the accused is deliberately and intentionally maintaining her name in the electoral rolls at two different places,” the complaint said.
“From the facts and circumstances, it is clear that accused Ms. Sunita Kejriwal has committed offences punishable under Section 17 and Section 31 of the RP Act and Section 417 of the Indian Penal Code,” the complaint stated.
Section 17 of the Representation of the People Act says that no person is entitled to be enrolled as a voter in more than one constituency and its violation is a criminal offence punishable with a maximum imprisonment of one year.
Section 31 of the Act makes false declaration in the matter of inclusion or exclusion in voters’ list punishable with up to one year in prison. Mr. Khurana urged the court to summon the accused and try her for the commission of offences punishable under the relevant laws.
