Amritsar: Navneet Chaturvedi, who claims to be the national president of the Janata Party and who filed his nomination for the Punjab Rajya Sabha seat, has been charged with criminal offenses at various police stations across the state. He forged the seals and signatures of ten Punjab MLAs, declaring them his proposers.
He claimed that 69 MLAs in Punjab supported him and were secretly in his corner. Following the controversy on social media, the MLAs filed a complaint, and following an investigation, criminal charges were filed against Navneet Chaturvedi.
Kunwar Vijay Pratap and others refused to sign any kind of letter
Amritsar MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh and other MLAs have written a letter to Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav and Assembly Secretary Ram Lok Khatna stating that they have not proposed Navneet Chaturvedi for Rajya Sabha membership. Navneet Chaturvedi has filed nomination by forging his seal and signature. The names of Rajneesh Dahiya, Naresh Kataria, Sukhbir Singh Maisarkhana, Ranbir Bhullar, Gurlal Singh Ghanaur, Amolak Singh, Manjit Singh Bilaspur, Kulwant Singh Pandori, Gurpreet Singh Bannawali, Kulwant Singh Bajigar are included in this series.
Legal action was taken after receiving complaints
A statement issued by the Punjab Police spokesperson said that legal action has been taken after receiving complaints from sitting members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLAs) alleging forgery of their signatures on nomination papers submitted by Navneet Chaturvedi, a resident of Jaipur, Rajasthan, claiming to be the national president of the Janata Party, for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Punjab.
The complainant MLAs stated that they have received messages and social media posts indicating that their names are listed as proposers in the nomination papers filed by Navneet Chaturvedi with the Secretary of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The aforementioned Navneet Chaturvedi has filed two nominations for the Rajya Sabha, one on October 6, 2025, and the other on October 13, 2025.
The names of the MLAs who have been nominated as proposers in these nominations are being hidden by the police and AAP leaders are also not ready to say anything on this.
The MLAs refused to sign the nomination papers.
In their complaint, the MLAs stated that it was discovered that a handwritten list of proposers, allegedly bearing the signatures of these MLAs, was attached to the nomination papers and was being circulated on digital platforms. The MLAs categorically denied signing or supporting the said nomination and alleged that their names and signatures were forged and fraudulently used without their consent.
FIR lodged against Navneet Chaturvedi
Based on these complaints, FIRs have been lodged against Navneet Chaturvedi, resident of 402 Saryu Apartments, Sector 26, Pratap Nagar, Jaipur (Rajasthan), and other unknown individuals in various police stations in the constituencies of the complainant MLAs. An investigation has been initiated to ascertain the full extent of the conspiracy, identify other individuals involved, and collect forensic and digital evidence.
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