Election Commission has issued show cause notice to former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan in paid news case.Election Commission has ordered former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan to submit his representation within 20-days.
In 2009 Assembly elections, after Chavan won from Bhokar seat in Nanded, his opponent, independent candidate Madhav Kinhalkar, filed a complaint with the EC, accusing him of hiding expenses on a ‘paid’ supplement titled Ashok Parva (The era of Ashok) in a leading Marathi daily.
However, the ex-chief minister and the daily’s management denied the allegation saying that the supplement was not a paid one.
Later, the Delhi High Court in 2010, declined Chavan’s plea seeking a stay over the Election Commission's proceedings. He then moved the apex court in November 2011.
EC issues show cause notice to former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan in paid news case.
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In 2009 Assembly elections, after Chavan won from Bhokar seat in Nanded, his opponent, independent candidate Madhav Kinhalkar, filed a complaint with the EC, accusing him of hiding expenses on a ‘paid’ supplement titled Ashok Parva (The era of Ashok) in a leading Marathi daily.
However, the ex-chief minister and the daily’s management denied the allegation saying that the supplement was not a paid one.
Later, the Delhi High Court in 2010, declined Chavan’s plea seeking a stay over the Election Commission's proceedings. He then moved the apex court in November 2011.
