The ruling BJP has been called out by one of its senior leaders, Uma Bharti, for taking the support of controversial MLA Gopal Kanda to form the government in Haryana after it fell short of a majority. "I would like to request the party not to forget its moral foundation," the former union minister said in a series of tweets.
Gopal Kanda, 53, is accused of abetting the suicide in 2012 of Geetika Sharma, who was an employee in his aviation company. He was named in her suicide notes. He was jailed for a year before being released on bail.
"If Kanda is the same person who was the cause of a girl's suicide, the suicide of her mother and faces trial... whether he is innocent or guilty, the law will decide. But his winning an election does not absolve him. There are many factors in an election victory," Uma Bharti tweeted. (Source: NDTV)
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