Tribune News Service
Shimla, October 7
The circulation of a fake list of BJP candidates for the bypoll in social media yesterday caused a commotion.
A list was shared on WhatsApp by someone personating as BJP national general secretary Arun Singh, mentioning Kangna Ranaut as BJP candidate for the Mandi Lok Sabha seat and Pankaj Happy, Govind Ram and Chetan Bragata as candidates from Fatehpur, Arki and Jubbal-Kotkhai Assembly segments.
As per the actual list issued by the BJP, Brigadier Khushal Thakur (retd) will contest from Mandi, Neelam Saraik from Jubbal-Kotkhai, Ratan Singh Pal from Arki and Baldev Thakur from Fatehpur.
In a complaint to the SP, cyber crime police station (CID), office secretary of the BJP, Shimla, Pyar Singh Kanwar alleged that before the release of the list of the BJP candidates, a fake list was released in the social media and urged the police to register an FIR against the person.
Courtesy: Tribune News Service