Himachal High Court issued notice to Kangana over election dispute

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has taken notice of an election dispute involving Kangana Ranaut, the BJP Lok Sabha member from Mandi. A Kinnaur resident filed a petition challenging the rejection of his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha constituency. Justice Jyotsna Rewal directed Ms. Ranaut to respond by August 21. The petitioner, Layak Ram Negi, alleges that his papers were wrongly rejected by the returning officer, and he seeks to set aside the election results. Ms. Ranaut, who secured victory in the Mandi Lok Sabha seat, faces scrutiny over this legal matter.