Congress Leader Meenakshi Natarajan Named in Private Complaint Over Alleged Harassment
Meenakshi Natarajan, AICC in-charge of Telangana, was named as a respondent in a private petition filed by a former Congress leader and ex-Municipal Corporator alleging threats and harassment. Natarajan's Rajya Sabha nomination papers were rejected by the Returning Office in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, with the private complaint cited as a reason. The case involves allegations that Congress leaders, including Natarajan, failed to act against harassment despite being informed, though Natarajan is named only once in the petition and no FIR has been registered against her specifically.
A private petition filed in 2025 by a former Congress leader and ex-Municipal Corporator from Hyderabad named Meenakshi Natarajan and six other Congress leaders as respondents in a case alleging threats and harassment. The complainant, a former TDP Corporator who later joined Congress, primarily filed the petition against Kumbham Shiva Kumar Reddy, an aspirant for the Narayanpet Assembly constituency ticket, alleging threats to her life from him and his supporters. Natarajan was named as respondent number four on the ground that she, as AICC in-charge of Telangana, was aware of the harassment but failed to act. The petition led to police cases being filed in May 2022 and June 2023, with an FIR registered on May 28, 2025, under Section 223 of the BNSS. A court notice was served on Natarajan to appear on September 17, 2025, and file a counter. Congress sources confirmed that no cases have been registered against Natarajan herself, and the complaint was selectively leaked by BJP leaders without sharing FIR copies.
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The specific grounds cited by the Election Commission for rejecting Natarajan's Rajya Sabha nomination papers are not detailed in the article, making it unclear whether the private complaint was the sole or primary reason for rejection.
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Meenakshi Natarajan named as respondent in private complaint
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