A court in Uttar Pradesh has sentenced BJP MP Jagdambika Pal to one-month in jail for violating Model Code of Conduct during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, reported PTI.
Pal, who had joined the BJP from Congress before 2014 elections, was granted bail by the court later.
Pal had been charged for using vehicles more than the permissible limit during a rally in Bansi while campaigning for the 2014 polls.
The then SDM had lodged a case against Pal in Bansi Kotwali for violation of model code of conduct, additional prosecution officer Keshav Pandey said. Chief Judicial Magistrate Sanjay Chaudhary pronounced the verdict yesterday, additional prosecution officer Keshav Pandey said.
The CJM also imposed a fine of Rs 100 on Pal, he said.