Actor-Politician Jayaprada Declared “Absconder” by UP Court in 2 Cases
Lucknow: A court in Rampur in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday declared cine actor and former MP Jaya Prada as an “absconder” in connection with two cases of election code violations. The court directed the UP police to arrest her and produce her before it on March 6.
As per reports, two cases were filed against the former MP from Rampur at Kemari and Swar police stations for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
In 2019, Jayaprada was the BJP candidate from Rampur. She was defeated by the Samajwadi Party’s Azam Khan. She was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rampur in 2004 and 2009 on a Samajwadi Party ticket.
Later on she was expelled from the Samajwadi Party.
In these cases, the special MP-MLA court had issued summons several times but the former MP did not appear before it.
Subsequently, non-bailable warrants were issued against her seven times, but the police could not produce her before the court.
