Pune: A case of illegal assembly and election code violation has been registered against Congress's Pune Lok Sabha seat candidate Ravindra Dhangekar and 40 other party workers after they staged an agitation on the eve of elections alleging distribution of cash to voters by the BJP. , police said on Tuesday.

Dhangekar along with around 40 Congress workers staged a protest outside the Sahakarnagar police station in Pune city on Sunday evening, alleging that BJP workers were involved in cash distribution to voters on the eve of polling in the constituency, and demanding action in the matter. of.

"We asked him to lodge a formal complaint regarding his allegation. However, he and others continued to protest and raise slogans," said an officer from Sahakarnagar police station.

According to the police, the gathering of Dhangekar and his party workers was illegal and a violation of the model code of conduct in force for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

A case has been registered against him and other Congress workers under sections of the Model Code of Conduct violation, unlawful assembly and relevant sections of the Representation of the People Act, the official said.