Gujarat: BJP’s V-P quits over rape charge

Ahmedabad | Saturday | 14th July, 2018

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She said Bhanushali sent police officials to threaten her and keep her mouth shut. She was called toseveral times and raped by Bhanushali on several occasions, the application said. BhanushaliGujaratAhmedabadFormer MLA Jayantion Friday resigned as the Vice President ofBJP after a Surat-based woman, 21, filed an application with police accusing him of raping her on several occasions. Bhanushali, 53, who was MLA from Kutch’s Abdasa constituency between 2007 and 2012, has denied the allegation in the resignation letter sent to State BJP President Jitu Vaghani and claimed that it was a conspiracy to malign his image.State BJP spokesperson Bharat Pandya said: “Gujarat BJP President Jitu Vaghani has accepted the resignation. The application says that on April 24 a few men came to her house and forcibly made her sign a letter, the draft of which said she did not know Jayanti Bhanushali..