AMRAVATI: A court docket right here on Friday sentenced Maharashtra Minister of State Bachchu Kadu to 2 months’ rigorous imprisonment for hiding data in his election affidavit in 2014.
The minister, who belongs to the Prahar Janshakti Social gathering, secured bail after the sentencing.
Civil decide L C Wadekar convicted Kadu, who’s MoS for varsity training, for the offense below the Illustration of the Folks Act.
Apart from jail time period, the court docket additionally imposed a positive of Rs 25,000 on him.
The court docket suspended the sentence for 30 days to allow him to file enchantment.
As per complainant Gopal Tiramare, a BJP chief, Kadu hid details about his flat value Rs 43.46 lakh in Mumbai whereas submitting affidavit for the 2014 meeting elections.
Kadu had denied the allegations, claiming earlier than the court docket that he had already offered off the flat as he couldn’t repay the mortgage.
Chatting with reporters on Friday, Kadu stated he’ll file an enchantment towards the decision.
A housing society of legislators had been fashioned in 2014 and the state authorities had stood guarantor for the loans, he stated.
“I discussed the mortgage quantity within the affidavit however not home particulars. I respect the court docket’s order although it’s improper,” the minister stated.
The case was filed towards him by his opponents out of political vendetta, Kadu claimed.
