<p>Wrestler Babita Phogat and BJP candidate from Baghpat, Krishanpal Malik, have been booked along with around 60 others for flouting the poll code in Baghpat.</p>.<p>They were booked on Monday under IPC sections 269, 270 and 188 and the Epidemic Diseases Act after a video, in which they could be seen holding a public rally in Baghpat, went viral.</p>.<p>According to police, Phogat had gone to the Bali village of Badaut to campaign for Krishanpal Malik, who is also the sitting MLA from the area.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read --<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/uttar-pradesh/not-opinion-opium-polls-akhilesh-slams-surveys-predicting-bjp-s-win-in-up-1074368.html" target="_blank"> ‘Not opinion, opium polls’: Akhilesh slams surveys predicting BJP’s win in UP</a></strong></p>.<p>She addressed a public gathering at the village in which no one was wearing masks. No permission was taken from the district administration to conduct the public meeting either, it was alleged.</p>.<p>The administration took suo motu cognisance of the alleged poll code violation after Phogat uploaded photographs pertaining to the campaign on her Twitter account.</p>.<p>Baghpat police station inspector Harish Chandra, said, "We have booked Krishanpal Malik, Babita Phogat and 50-60 unidentified persons under various sections of the IPC and the Epidemic Diseases Act, for not following Covid protocol and guidelines laid down by the Election Commission for poll campaigning.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Wrestler Babita Phogat and BJP candidate from Baghpat, Krishanpal Malik, have been booked along with around 60 others for flouting the poll code in Baghpat.</p>.<p>They were booked on Monday under IPC sections 269, 270 and 188 and the Epidemic Diseases Act after a video, in which they could be seen holding a public rally in Baghpat, went viral.</p>.<p>According to police, Phogat had gone to the Bali village of Badaut to campaign for Krishanpal Malik, who is also the sitting MLA from the area.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read --<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/uttar-pradesh/not-opinion-opium-polls-akhilesh-slams-surveys-predicting-bjp-s-win-in-up-1074368.html" target="_blank"> ‘Not opinion, opium polls’: Akhilesh slams surveys predicting BJP’s win in UP</a></strong></p>.<p>She addressed a public gathering at the village in which no one was wearing masks. No permission was taken from the district administration to conduct the public meeting either, it was alleged.</p>.<p>The administration took suo motu cognisance of the alleged poll code violation after Phogat uploaded photographs pertaining to the campaign on her Twitter account.</p>.<p>Baghpat police station inspector Harish Chandra, said, "We have booked Krishanpal Malik, Babita Phogat and 50-60 unidentified persons under various sections of the IPC and the Epidemic Diseases Act, for not following Covid protocol and guidelines laid down by the Election Commission for poll campaigning.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>