The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea aiming to disqualify Prime Minister Narendra Modi from running in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The petition, brought forth by a pilot, accused Modi and his associates of plotting to destabilize national security by orchestrating a crash of Air India flight AI 459 in 2018.
The pilot alleged that Modi had submitted a false oath to the returning officer and conspired with accomplices in a criminal plot to endanger the nation. However, Justice Sachin Datta concluded that the petition was driven by mala fide intentions and ulterior motives, leading to its dismissal.
The court’s decision underscores the gravity of the accusations and the necessity for substantiated claims in such serious matters.
