Congress asks how BJP Nandigram candidate passed Class 10 before age 9, moves HC
In her poll affidavit, Hasirani Rath has mentioned her age as ‘60+ years’ and claims that she cleared Class 10 exam in 1965.
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The West Bengal Congress has challenged the election affidavit of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Nandigram bye-poll candidate in the Calcutta High Court, citing a discrepancy between her stated age and the year she claims to have passed Class 10 examinations, Live Law reported.
Hasirani Rath has not mentioned her date of birth in the affidavit but has stated her age as “60+ years”. In her educational qualifications, she has stated that she passed the Class 10 examination from Chowkhali Ganga Padma Milan Kanya Vidyapith in 1965, NDTV quoted the Congress as saying in its petition.
If Rath is between 60 years and 65 years of age now, she would have been between four years and nine years of age in 1965, when she has stated that she passed Class 10.
Congress leader and advocate Riju Ghosal raised the matter before Justice Krishna Rao, saying the affidavit contained details that appeared to be factually inconsistent, Live Law reported.
Ghosal also told the court that the Election Commission had scrutinised Rath’s affidavit but did not take action over the alleged discrepancy.
The Congress sought cancellation of Rath’s candidature if the educational qualification mentioned in the affidavit is found to be incorrect, Live Law reported.
However, the BJP has said that Rath was a Class 10 student at the school mentioned in 1980, and not...
