High Court issues notice to PM Narendra Modi on Varanasi election

Allahabad: The Allahabad high court on Friday issued notice to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a petition challenging his election from the Varanasi LS constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

Justice V.K. Shukla, while passing the order on the  election petition of Congress MLA Ajay Rai, who had contested as the party’s candidate from Varanasi, fixed September 5 as the next date of hearing in the matter Rai has alleged in his affidavit that Modi had left blank columns relating to his wife Yashoda Ben’s PAN card details  and her income, which violated SC’s directions.