Nizamabad BJP Candidate Questions Election Officers Why Muslim Women Cast Votes in Burqa

Hyderabad: After Hyderabad, Nizamabad BJP MP/candidate for Lok Sabha constituency Arvind Dharmapuri questions election officers why Muslim women wearing burqa are allowed to cast vote.

He was heard saying “How would we know if she is a voter or not? Are you just time passing here or doing your duty,” he is heard saying in the video.

#Nizamabad #BJP Candidate #ArvindDharmapuri Questions #ElectionOfficers Why Muslim Women Cast Votes in #Burqa
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— Hyderabad Post (@TheHydPost) May 13, 2024

Earlier… BJP’s Hyderabad Candidate, Madhavi Latha Booked for Checking Identities of Women in Polling Booth

Hyderabad: Malakpet Police have filed a case against Madhavi Latha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Hyderabad MP candidate, for verifying the identities of women wearing burqas at a polling station in the city.

After a Viral Video, the Hyderabad collector tweeted, “A case is registered in Malakpet Police Station against Smt Madhavi Latha, Contesting candidate, BJP under sections 171C, 186, 505(1)(c) of IPC and Section 132 of the Representation of the People Act”.

#WATCH | Telangana: BJP candidate from Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency, Madhavi Latha visits a polling booth in the constituency. Voting for the fourth phase of #LokSabhaElections2024 is underway. pic.twitter.com/BlsQXRn80C
— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2024

A case is registered in Malakpet Police Station against Smt Madhavi Latha, Contesting candidate, BJP under sections 171C, 186, 505(1)(c) of IPC and Section 132 of the Representation of the People Act
— Collector Hyderabad (@Collector_HYD) May 13, 2024