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Rajinder Gupta's Unopposed Rajya Sabha Win: AAP's Surprising Election Story

Rajinder Gupta, an AAP candidate with significant family wealth, was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha in Punjab. The election came amid a controversial backdrop involving independent candidate Navneet Chaturvedi's arrest for alleged nomination paper forgery. Chaturvedi was accused of using forged signatures of 10 AAP legislators in his nomination papers. The Ropar trial court sent Chaturvedi to police custody, marking a dramatic conclusion to the bypoll process.

Key Points: Rajinder Gupta Elected Rajya Sabha Unopposed from Punjab AAP

  • Gupta has family wealth of Rs 5053.03 crore but does not own a car or agricultural land
  • Independent candidate Chaturvedi arrested in RS nomination forgery case
  • 10 AAP legislators' signatures allegedly forged in nomination papers
  • Rajya Sabha bypoll concluded with Gupta's unopposed election
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Punjab: Prominent businessman elected unopposed to RS

AAP's Rajinder Gupta wins Rajya Sabha seat unopposed amid bypoll forgery case involving independent candidate Navneet Chaturvedi

"After the scrutiny of nomination papers, Gupta and his spouse Madhu were the only candidates in the fray. - Vidhan Sabha Report"

Chandigarh, Oct 16

Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretary-cum-Returning Officer Ram Lok Khatana on Thursday handed over the certificate of election to Rajya Sabha candidate and prominent industrialist Rajinder Gupta, who was elected unopposed to the upper House of Parliament.

With the family wealth of Rs 5053.03 crore, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Gupta does not own a car or any agricultural land. The certificate was given to him in the presence of Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan.

Gupta was accompanied by his wife, Madhu Gupta. After the scrutiny of the nomination papers of independent candidate Navneet Chaturvedi, Gupta and his spouse Madhu were the only candidates in the fray.

Meanwhile, a trial court in Ropar on Thursday sent Chaturvedi, the main accused in the Rajya Sabha bypoll forgery case involving 10 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators, to police custody till October 23.

A case of forgery, impersonation, and criminal conspiracy was registered against him for allegedly using the forged signature and name of AAP legislator from Ropar, Dinesh Chadha, in nomination papers.

After nearly a 28-hour-long confrontation between Chandigarh Police and Punjab Police over the custody, the latter on Wednesday evening arrested Chaturvedi from the Sector 3 police station in Chandigarh.

Chaturvedi, who claims to be the president of the Janata Party (India) and hails from Jaipur, had filed two sets of nomination papers as an independent candidate. In his first set of papers, filed on October 6, he named 10 AAP MLAs as his proposers without their signatures.

He submitted a second set of papers on October 13, which carried the names of the 10 AAP MLAs as his proposers, along with their signatures. During scrutiny, his papers were rejected as the signatures of all 10 MLAs were allegedly found to be forged.

- IANS

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Priya S
The forgery case is really concerning. How can someone forge signatures of 10 MLAs? This shows the need for stricter verification processes in our electoral system.
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Arjun K
Unopposed election? This doesn't feel very democratic. While I respect Mr. Gupta's achievements, having no opposition candidate raises questions about our political process.
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Sarah B
The police confrontation between Chandigarh and Punjab Police is worrying. Different police forces should work together, not against each other. Hope this gets resolved properly.
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Vikram M
Good to see an industrialist entering politics. Maybe he can bring some business sense to governance. But let's see if he truly represents common people's interests. 🤔
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Michael C
The whole nomination process seems flawed if forged signatures can be submitted. The system needs better safeguards to prevent such incidents in the future.

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