A candidate arrived in Varanasi to file his nomination with coins worth 25,000 rupees. According to news agency PTI, Vaidyaram Gupta from Madhya Pradesh's Datia reached the Varanasi DM's office to file his nomination in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. "I have come to Varanasi to collect the nomination form for Lok Sabha elections," he said while speaking to PTI. On being asked what was the purpose of bringing security deposit in coins, he said, "There was no purpose, these are kept at home. The last date of filing nomination in Varanasi is May 14

Source: India Today May 12, 2024 00:14 UTC