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BJP demands action against Khurshid for
violating code of conduct
Tuesday January 10, 2012 03:33:35 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked Chief Election
Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi to take action against Law Minister
Salman Khurshid for violating the code of conduct by announcing
quotas for Muslims if the Congress was voted to power in Uttar
Pradesh.
The team, led by BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, told the Election
Commission that the announcement by the union minister was
unconstitutional and violated the election code of conduct.
"He made the announcement in the constituency of his wife (Farrukhabad).
This will hamper free and fair elections in the state and it is
unconstitutional and violation of code of conduct. We demand a
strict action against him and the Congress party," Naqvi told
reporters after the meeting.
Khurshid had Monday announced that a nine percent sub-quota for
backward Muslims would be provided in Uttar Pradesh if the party
was voted to power.
The BJP has also called for rescheduling the date of voting in
Uttarakhand from Jan 30 to around Feb 10 due to inclement weather
conditions.
"There is heavy snowfall in the state and it will affect the
campaigning and voting process in the state," he said.
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