Home
Mehbooba files second set of nomination papers
Published on
Friday, 4 April 2014
8:36 pm
//
Kashmir
,
News Ticker
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Friday filed a second set of nomination
papers for Anantnag Parliamentary constituency as ‘a matter of abundant
caution’ due to some problem in her bank account.
The Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) Anantnag Ghulam
Rasool Wani told KNS: “Yes we have received the second set of her nomination
papers with all the details of her fresh bank account. Scrutiny of nomination
papers will take place on April 7.”
Syed Altaf Bukhari, PDP senior leader when contacted by
KNS said, Mehbooba filed her second set of nomination papers as a measure of
abundant precaution.
As per the election commission rules, a candidate can
file four sets of nomination papers either in a bunch or separately, said the
ARO Anantnag Lok Sabha seat.
Sources said that the PDP president had submitted an
active bank account number with the first set of her nomination papers but
today she submitted a fresh bank account number opened in a nationalized bank
here.
The last date of submitting nomination papers for
Anantnag Lok Sabha seat is April 5 while as these papers will be
scrutinized on April 7. In the third of the five phases of polling in the
state, Anantnag Lok Sabha seat is going to polls on April 24. (KNS)
0 comments