A fortnight after Xerxes Dastur won the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) election to become its new trustee, his election rival Anahita Desai — who lost by 89 votes — has alleged he violated the election code of conduct by 'distributing cash' to weaker sections of the Parsi community to gain votes.

Corrupt practice
Anahita made these allegations in a letter to the BPP chairman, her husband Yezdi Desai, and other trustees on Monday evening. She said in the letter, "It has come to my knowledge that Xerxes Dastur has distributed cash directly and indirectly to weaker sections of our community in exchange for their votes in the recently concluded BPP elections. Also, he has violated the election code of conduct that he had signed."