Shoe distribution: Complaint filed against Verma over 'MCC breach'

The Delhi Police filed a non-cognisable report after a complaint against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Parvesh Verma for allegedly distributing shoes to voters near Valmiki Temple in Lutyens' Delhi on Wednesday, ahead of the assembly polls, officials said.

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The complaint, lodged by a returning officer, alleges a violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), they said.

The returning officer forwarded two videos purportedly showing Verma distributing shoes to women at the Valmiki Temple campus near Mandir Marg police station. The complaint said, "Immediate investigation into the matter may be conducted and appropriate action for violation of MCC and under Section 123 of the Representation of the People Act may be initiated."

To be sure, Section 123 of the act states that any gift, offer or promise by a candidate or other person with the consent of a candidate or his election agent of any gratification, to any person, comes under "corrupt practices".