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Won’t examine any witness: Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama to Gujarat High Court

Chudasama’s counsel submitted to the court a purshis (written statement) clarifying that he does not wish to examine the five witnesses enlisted by him.

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Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama on Tuesday submitted to the Gujarat High Court that he does not wish to examine the five witnesses enlisted by him in the election petition filed by Congress’s Ashwin Rathod challenging his Assembly poll victory.

During the hearing, Chudasama’s counsel submitted to the court a purshis (written statement) clarifying that he does not wish to examine the five witnesses enlisted by him. The list of witnesses include Mahendrasinh Mandora, Kiritsinh Dabhi, Raju Joshi, Rajendra Astik and Ishwar Makwana.

The court after reading the purshis objected to it clarifying that it only mentions that the minister does not wish to examine five witnesses and does not clarify that he is closing his evidence. 

It also remarked that the minister might come with the request of examining a certain witness during subsequent hearings and therefore, he must clarify that he is closing his evidence. Following this, the same was added by the minister’s lawyer in the purshis and submitted to the court.

With Chudasama closing his evidence, senior counsel Percy Kavina, appearing for Rathod, pointed out that his application seeking direction to authorities to produce certain electronic voting machines (EVMs) and all the ballot votes before the court is still pending. 

Notably, the court had on August 7 deferred its decision on the application after Chudasama opposed the same on multiple grounds. 

Kavina also pointed out that final arguments should be recorded in the case as Chudasama has closed his evidence.

Meanwhile, the court has adjourned the further hearing of the case till Monday.

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