Ex-BSF Jawan Tej Bahudar Yadav approaches SC to challenge rejection of his Varanasi candidature against PM Modi, here's his prayer

In a twist to the Varanasi Lok Sabha polls, ex-BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was supposed to be fielded by the Samajwadi Party against PM Narendra Modi for the Varanasi constituency, has approached the Supreme Court(SC) on Monday, challenging the rejection of his poll nomination. Advocate Prashant Bhushan will be appearing on Yadav's behalf in the apex court.

Republic TV has accessed Yadav's petition to the Supreme Court which requested the SC to set aside the EC's order rejecting his nomination when he failed to produce a certificate which clarified that he has not been dismissed from duty for corruption or disloyalty to the state.

"Issue an appropriate writ or order or direction of similar nature to quash and set aside the order dated 01.05.2019, passed by the Returning Officer (Respondent No. 2) of the Election Commission of India (Respondent No. 1) rejecting the nomination paper no. 48/HP/2019/RO – dated 29.04.2019, filed by the Petitioner, on the ground of his failure to furnish a certificate [in view of Section 9 & Section 33 (3) of the Act of 1951] to the effect that he has not been dismissed for corruption or disloyalty to the state," reads the prayer in the petition.

The petition further requested the apex court to issue an order and/or grant such other reliefs which would facilitate Yadav in contesting for the Varanasi polls.

"Issue an appropriate writ or order or direction of similar nature to allow the Petitioner to contest Lok Sabha Election, 2019 from the Parliamentary Constituency No. 77/Varanasi, in view of nomination paper no. 48/HP/2019/RO – dated 29.04.2019 already filed," stated the prayer.

In Last Minute Swap, Samajwadi Party Names Ex-BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav Who Had Complained About Forces' Rations As Its Varanasi Candidate Against PM Modi

On April 29, Samajwadi Party had replaced its candidate from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh from Shalini Yadav to ex-BSF Jawan Tej Bahudar Yadav, who will fight against PM Narendra Modi for the constituency.

The ex-BSF jawan, a native of Rewari in Haryana, had posted a video online in 2017, complaining about poor quality food being served to the troops on the icy heights along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. Following his video, the Summary Security Force Court (SSFC) had dismissed him after a trial.

BIG Embarrassment For SP: Ex-BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav's Nomination As Varanasi Candidate Rejected

Following his nomination, on May 1, the Election Commission had rejected Tej Bahadur Yadav's nomination as Samajwadi Party candidate from Varanasi as he did not provide information about the suspension from his government job. He did not submit the NOC from BSF to contest the polls.