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Indian PM aspirant’s marital status spurs question

By Ashok Sharma
Published April 11, 2014 2:26pm ET
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Indian PM aspirant’s marital status spurs question
India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi addresses his supporters during a campaign rally at Balasore, 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar, India, Friday, April 11, 2014. Indians voted in the crucial third phase of national elections Thursday, with millions going to the polls in the heartland states that are essential to the main opposition Hindu nationalist party's bid to end the 10-year rule of Congress party. Portraits in the background show former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, left, and senior party leader L.K. Advani. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout) | Biswaranjan Rout

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s governing Congress party on Friday asked election authorities to prosecute the Hindu nationalist opposition’s prime ministerial candidate for filing “false affidavits” by not mentioning his marriage when he registered for past elections.

Law Minister Kapil Sibal said the autonomous Election Commission promised to examine the party’s petition.

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