BJP gets election data after complaint in Telangana HC

Hyderabad: TS BJP has approached the Telangana High Court complaining that the DGP office and police are not providing details of criminal cases registered against their candidates, who are required to mention the data in their Lok Sabha election affidavits.

Justice B Vijayasena Reddy heard a petition filed by state BJP general secretary Dugyala Pradeep Kumar, seeking direction to the DGP to furnish the details. The petitioner’s lawyer said that the party had approached the DGP on March 7 and March 14.
Justice Reddy directed the government counsel to seek instructions within five days. After some time, the petitioner’s counsel mentioned before the court that the information was provided after the petition was listed for hearing before the High Court.