During the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Hyderabad, BJP candidate Madhavi Latha faced controversy and legal action after she was recorded checking the identities of burqa-clad women at a polling station. The incident, which involved asking Muslim women voters to show their IDs and in some instances to lift their burqa, sparked significant backlash and led to a police case being registered against her. The video of the event quickly went viral, drawing attention to the actions deemed inappropriate by many during phase 4 of polling.
BJP's Madhavi Latha checks IDs of burqa-clad women in Hyderabad . . . #MadhaviLatha | #Hyderabad | #HyderabadNews | #BJP | #LokSabhaElections | #LokSabhaElections2024 | #RepublicWorld https://t.co/lG1GEZEbB2
Hyderabad BJP candidate #MADHAVILATA asks Muslims to remove burqa for ID check https://t.co/UAYLsaSSdL
#ElectionsWithHT | A video of #Hyderabad BJP candidate #MadhaviLatha asking women voters to lift their burqa to disclose their identity went viral on social media https://t.co/ODCQlvXTiE
#WATCH via ANI Multimedia | Madhavi Latha booked for checking IDs of burqa-clad women voters in Hyderabad https://t.co/Noe2xDMfIN
BJP's Hyderabad Pick, Madhvi Latha Checks Voter-IDs Of Burqa-Clad Women At Polling Booth, Booked https://t.co/sxBfQV9s3C
BJP's Hyderabad candidate Madhavi Latha booked for checking identity of burqa-clad voter. @journo_abdul gets us the details #ITVideo #MadhaviLatha #LokSabhaElections2024 #Phase4 #Hyderabad | @snehamordani https://t.co/OyeNHLeyG5
BJP candidate from Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat, #MadhaviLatha, is facing a police case after a video showed her checking the identities of Muslim women at a polling station went viral. (@Journo_Abdul) https://t.co/yG8B72AVSA
#Breaking Amid phase 4 of polling, Madhavi Latha checks voter IDs of Burqa-clad women in Hyderabad, after which a case has been registered against her. "As per the law, the candidate has the right to check the IDs of the voters. So I asked respectfully to the women to show… https://t.co/RRtLbc4lfy
BJP's Hyderabad candidate Madhavi Latha checks identity of burqa-clad women. #ITVideo #LokSabhaElections2024 #Phase4 #Hyderabad #MadhaviLatha | @nabilajamal_ https://t.co/wxH6M5Rb95