Hyderabad, June 11 -- Telangana State High Court Advocate Karuna Sagar on Thursday defended the rejection of Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh, terming the Congress party's move to the Supreme Court a "political stunt."

Speaking to ANI, Karuna Sagar stated that the returning officer's decision was based on solid legal grounds.

"It is learned that the Congress party has moved to the Supreme Court challenging the rejection of the nomination of Meenakshi Natarajan by the returning officer. Actually, the returning officer has rejected the nomination of Meenakshi Natarajan on four grounds," Sagar said.

Detailing the reasons for the rejection, he said, "One, it is an incomplete Form 26 affidavit...