India, June 11 -- A former senior Madhya Pradesh Assembly official has come out in support of Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan, claiming that her Rajya Sabha nomination was wrongly rejected as there was no FIR, chargesheet or criminal case requiring disclosure in her election affidavit.

Speaking to PTI Videos on Thursday, former Madhya Pradesh Assembly Principal Secretary Bhagwandev Israni said Natarajan had not concealed any information that warranted cancellation of her candidature and alleged that she was not given a fair opportunity to clarify the issue.

The controversy erupted after Natarajan's nomination for the June 18 Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh was rejected during scrutiny on Tuesday. The Returning Officer, Arvin...