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The BJP complained to the Election Commission following which it slapped a showcause notice on his wife, a Congress candidate in Farrukhabad Assembly consituency in Uttar Pradesh.
A BJP delegation headed by Mukhtar Abnbas Naqvi, MP, met Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi and demanded action against Khurshid for making the promise at an election meeting in support of his wife, Louise, accusing him of violating the model code of conduct and the Constitution.
Naqvi said seeking votes in the name of religion was a violation of election laws.
However, Khurshid rejected charges against him claiming he was only referring to the party's election manifesto while campaigning for Louise.
The minister hit back at BJP saying the party was following double standards because it uses as a poll plank the promise to construct a Ram temple.
Acting on the BJP's complaint and taking cognisance of the Law Minister's promise, the election authorities served a showcause to his wife, asking her to explain within three days the statements made by her husband while campaigning in her favour.
Farrukhabad District Electoral Officer Sachchidanand Dubey told PTI that “a showcause notice has been served on Louise Khurshid by the returning officer for Farrukhabad Assembly constituency Ashok Kumar Lal”.
The Congress party went on the defensive on the EC notice served on Khurshid's wife over his quota remarks and said it respected the election body's decision.
The Law minister while campaigning in Farrukhabad had on Sunday promised to the electorate that if Congress is voted to power in the state it would enhance the sub-quota to Muslims to 9 per cent within the 27 per cent quota for Other Backward
Classes (OBCs).
Congress spokesman Rashid Alvi, who faced a volley of questions from the media over the showcause notice said the Election Commission is a Constitutional body and the party respected its decision.
He said, “If the Election Commission feels it was not the appropriate time to make the announcement (on Muslim quota), it is well within its authority. We do not comment on the EC's orders. We also advise other parties not to comment on this.”
The Congress party in its manifesto for the 2009 Lok Sabha elections had promised to give reservation to backward Muslims and implement the Sachar Committee report and the Ranganath Mishra Committee report on minorities.
Naqvi said today: “The Congress is trying to create communal tension in Uttar Pradesh and the country by announcing an increase in the sub-quota for Muslims. The announcement made by the Law minister is in violation of the model code of conduct and is unconstitutional, he said.
“We will not allow anyone to snatch or grab the rights of the backward classes. BJP will not allow the Congress or BSP to play the caste card and try to divide the people on the basis of caste and religion.”
Khurshid rejected BJP's charge saying such a scheme has already been implemented in Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
“It means we should not bring out a manifesto, not deliver a speech and sit back at home and elections should be held without all these... They can talk of building a Ram temple and we are only referring to a provision which is already there,” Khurshid said.
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Congress is the chepest Polotocal Party, Pleae teach a lesson to them, We are Indians only
BIG NO. Quota helps few, already well-to-do connected of that community, thy reap all benefits. If quota had been a boon then all SC/ST would have been out of their poverty circle. Quota creates mass satisfaction and expectation of something which is not possible. It is like offering a poor man a mercedes on min down payment or giving a sugar to diabetic patient. then wrong representative choosen and we r ruled by unworthy and criminal leaders who in turn keep looting common wealth. The sol. is to create huge infrastructure, school, colleges, hospital, yoga centre and opportunity for employment. Only proper development in tandem with natural forces can help us. Muslim will not get anyhing out of this quota in turn it will create a group of more lazy people. If SALMAN REALLY wants to do something then he must become another Sirsyed Ahmed ji, Think like Sir Syed not like Sonia, Salman. why r u harming your community, what a irony. Feel sorry for those poor people.
So , opressors should be banned? if so Muslims should be banned as well & so are other upper casts & christans..All casts/releiongs have played the role of oppressors one or other time except lower casts in Hindu relegion who were untouchables.Brahmins have never torubled sikhs or any other religion.they can only be faulted for untouchability but in that there were no alone & other upper casts were equal party including some who are now under OBC
Hindustan its only for hindus rest all other religion are not considered in india, leaving hindu rest all are slaves of hindu, whether kurshid anounced 9% , it proves muslims are slaves of hindus, thats why they need such quota .you cannot change the history hindu ruled this country rest all religion invaded .end of the day hindus are still the leaders and rulers. and will remain. muslims and other religion should understand this , there no scope of discussion its the fact
@rakesh : yes its dirty, but irrespectively one has to play it. World is a big place, not all leaders are morally correct, yet, they do a better job than we can. Everyone is trying to make his perspective the perspective of others, and these games are for that.
You should get a big kick on your Back and should be sent to PAKISTAN along with your followers. Our Message to Nation : "Minorities Bhagaao,Desh Bachaao".
When BJP played the rama temple card, nobody cryed foul. why the hell now Ec and other FC cry babies making a show?
politics is a dirty game.i agree with this .india is the great example of this.reservation in education system still exist....i think due to vote bank factor...so hate politics
Salman Khurshid should be barred from contesting the election as the Minister seems to adamantly stick to his stand.
Salman Khurshid has indeed acted illegally while delivering such biased lecture in his wife's election campaign. A Minister of Law involved in such public activities is a shame on UPA. Election Commission must take radical action against such an errant Minister for such serious violation of Code and Constitution
Fighting election in the name of religion and Quota is utter shame for a democratic country like india . Its just cheap way of winning the peoples immotion but indian citizen are losers .Both congress and BJP being a national party spit out this dirty poison to people and to win the election .Quota and religion will only make nation weak its just a way to promote inefficient or corrupted people to enter government services through back door . what is more important is to debate regarding past performance of the government and problem faced by people . The main problem faced by people is price rise for essential , land mafia terrorism and corruption which none of political parties are talking about. its just cheap thing like quota and religion they speak its really sad days for indian democracy ...
@Raut: Sahab dimaagh kharab ho gaya hai kya ? ....badee bahkee bahkee batein kar rahey hain..
A promise made during election campaign by a minister, who is a congress man,I don`t think violates any code.All political parties makes only promises while out of power.Now that a notice has been issued to the wife of the minister,It appears that the minister has done nothing wrong.However, let us wait and watch,with out jumping to conclusions one way or the other.
politics or policies are for the benefit and goodness for all. Any single policy or law concerned with the living of a man or men or a human being or all human being in this region, in this world, in this universe is going to affect all, either immediately or after sometime later, as if you put carbon dioxide in the air it is polluting the environment, and the universe, and you are doing harm to all, and it will be a matter of time only to reach the harm which is at a distance,but it will surely do harm to all, if you put poisonous matter in the rivers it will harm all, physically, economically, or in some other way, but it will do. Government people or law or policies making people should behave like god (God) or gods or nature and should try to make policies and laws for the well being of all, so that it be an example for the past present and future, for making laws and policies. Agar gaddha khodo gey dusron ke liye to usmein giroge khud bhi ek din,a universal truth.beawayif u cant
I think historically and at present all the governments have got it wrong i.e. to impose QUOTA on "groups" basis and not given the quota on "individual" basis. Its a fatal generalisation which will and have lead india to a chaos !!
SIR THERE IS A PROVERB IN HINDI "KAB 16 MAN TEL HOGA OUR KAB RADHA NACHEGI".
The congress party leaders always speaks to give something to muslims at the time of election but my experience is that the congress party has done nothing for muslims.
No use of Religion Word (Hindus, Christians, Muslims, etc) and No use of Caste Word (Upper Castes, Lower Castes, etc.). Anyone who uses Religion or Caste Word must be Ban from Contesting Election and Strip Off from their Ministerial Post. This is very important for Secular India and for Peace in India. Abolish the Caste and Reservation Policy. Those who use word Caste or Religion must be given Hard Labour Jail Terms. Caste and Reservation Policy not only divides each other but also bring hatred among each other.
mr raut u r mentally sick.get yourself treated by psychiatrist.i am a non-brahmin,and have been rejected by a brahmin girl(read her family) solely bcos of this basis,a brahmin boy tried put cigg near my eye.but still i dont share ur thoughts.all brahmins arent bad,few of them may be.reservation on d basis of religion is purely unconstitutional and increasing reservation at d cost of general quota will increase brain drain from India to other countries.by d way 1 "reserved" senior in my medical cllg repeated the same thing-pressed a burning cigg on my cheek.when i complained to authorities about ragging,he played the caste card and instead i got punished.just think what kind of doctor will he be.
Bramhin is a forward caste. They have definitely misused their status in past and they have accepted it publicly. But that is not the end. Recently you will be surprised to see that in all corruption(from ageold times to now), they are the beneficiaries. They live on corruption. Can any one stop this?? Do we need to cleanse India from Bramhins, or force them to adopt fair methods and live peacefully.
If congress promise muslim kota to muslim for vote bank, then get ready for another division og india. What about other religions, like sikh,hindus, christian, where they will go. There should be no reservation at all neither on caste base nor religion based. Economically weaker sould be helped economically, not with reservation in job.
wake up my friends. When did brahmins became another religion and when did they became non- natives? Who oppressed who? If Brahmins as a religion oppressed the so called list of people, imagine it would have been different world by now. You and me exists no where now as our ancestors would have vanished / vanquished. Take a look at any other nation. Only one religion exists. Tolerence levels are below zero. Bhavan ka shukru gujaroo ki hum ko is dharti phar pydha kiya, jisme tolerence aur respect bachpan se sika ya jata hai. Not Hatred. Better check back before talking any non-sense. A son of soil
All these people socalled brahmin should not be given any opportunity in Government services and in case somebody is working at present should be given VRS it would please these socalled minorities in the country and satisfy the Congress, Mulayam, Diggy and others who are convassing for minorties. I myself is a brahmin and feel neglected in this country that is why I am planning to leave this country.
Participative quota for Muslims is necessary. We strongly support that. However it need to given reducing general quota proportionately. Also those people who have played a role of oppressors for last many centuries need to be banned. In other words Brahmin Religion people have played as atrocity causers on non Brahmin Religion peoples like Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhist, Jainis and Christians. Their participation need to be curtailed as they have done damages to nation. Nativist D.D.Raut, President, Native People's Party Our Message to Nation : Janeu Chodo Bharat Jodo
Fool has no horn. Christian and Muslims oppressed us like hell.
Mr. D.D. Raut. Have you faced discrimination at the hands of the so called oppressors? I f not, you have no right to claim quotas for anybody. India is so divided nowadays that a person of merit is unable to get ahead because there are several "reserved" positions. These are the people you see in government hospital and offices because private businesses will not entertain such people. Since the government does not pay as much as the private establishments, they resort to bribery. I hope your party gets destroyed and takes along with it all the people who support you ideology.
You are one bigotted fella with a one track mind. There is no such religion called " Brahmin Religion". To be honest, what you write doesn't make any sense at all. Matching Hate with Hate makes you no different.
Please know Brahmin is not a religion. Brahmin never asked for reservation. Brahmin means an Example. They dont nonvegetarian food, they dont kill others, they live a simple life. Stop hatred without knowing facts. Some other caste and religion person do wrong things making self claim as Brahmin.Identify such persons and ignore them
Mr. The day is not far when there will be only muslims in this country if you kept yelling what you are. And trust my friend they will not give any quota to you.
Are you in year 2012 or a dead soul of year 1202. Janeu are endangered species now at the mercy of politicians. It's the lack moral politicians and blind citizens like you who are real harm to country. I have seen with my eyes, poor muslims live just like poor Brahmins, but Brahmin family becomes a little more better in a generation or two as they now prefer to have 2 kids (even if they are girls) and muslims poor don't as they have too many kids to educate them well. It's a fact in India. Go read history, Sikhs are hindus who left their janeu and picked up knife to protect themself from invading muslim kings. Britishers(Europe Christians) did atrocities all over world. religion is not the issue but the politics and greed and the foolish and lazy attitude of commonmen are the main problem of India
Are you in year 2012 or a dead soul of year 1202. Janeu are endangered species now at the mercy of politicians. It's the lack moral politicians and blind citizens like you who are real harm to country. I have seen with my eyes, poor muslims live just like poor Brahmins, but Brahmin family becomes a little more better in a generation or two as they now prefer to have 2 kids (even if they are girls) and muslims poor don't as they have too many kids to educate them well. It's a fact in India. Go read history, Sikhs are hindus who left their janeu and picked up knife to protect themself from invading muslim kings. Britishers(Europe Christians) did atrocities all over world. religion is not the issue but the politics and greed and the foolish and lazy attitude of commonmen are the main problem of India
Idiot, first find out the difference between caste and religion! While there are hatemongers like you, Bharat Judega kaise?
We dont need fools like you to tell who is the oppressor...are you bitten by Digvijay singh. Muslims dont care of reservation they want respect and adequate opportunities even if they are given by BJP or BSP or communists we welcome that...congress always duped the community.
there is well established law that for particular persons misdeeds, other person cannot be punished - directly or indirectly. in the name of atrocities by Brahmins / upper caste many generations ago; we are made to pay their "DEBTS"! it was thoughtful of our Constituent Assembly (post Independence & pre Republic day) that reservations was to be given for LIMITED Time, as natural justice to the oppressed. Now, it has become where competencies of our Political governance is "SWEPT UNDER CARPET" - name any party. if you continue to give "fish" to needy he becomes a beggar. Teach him to catch "Fish". many of these politicians who know nothing about "positive contribution" to society; they fear educating rest of their followers. that's the root cause, we must eradicate.
And What about the oppressors religious & rulers Pre British India? And the opressiors who had support of British Rulers for almost 3 centuries? We are forgetting these Rulers & Opressors who did rule & opressoed people of this country in doing forced conversions!! In any case we should be able to comeout from all this religious reservations and should be based puerly on current ecconomical & social conditions. For which a Socio - Economic survey should be the basis & not religon, Cast etc.
You seem to be very ignorant and trying to stoke communal hatred. Firstly, India was Hindu nation for 'many centuries' and Muslims and other religions showed up very late. Christainity came in only after western colonisers stepped into India. Muslims have been rulers too and have been equally oppressive.... But that's all past and trying to invoke history for grabbing political advantage is so anti-national. All needy, irrespective of their religion, should get benefits of preference policies and till such time they actually are not caught with the rest...
Mr raut, go through the history muslim rulers have opressed this country and converted forcibly people to islam. reservations is the worst remedy for any thing . It only creat people who get used to getting facilities without haerd work.India is the on ly country where we take pride in calling ourselves backword and look for alms from the powers to be. the vote bank politics is going to ruin this country. by asking jenueu to leave india you only betray your narrowminded ness. you should rather say let us live together , march forward together and develop the culture of hard work and not reservations.sarvjan sukhay and sarvjan hitaye should be our mool mantra. I sugest that the sirname column should be removed so that no body knows to which cast or which religion one belongs. lets be humans rather than small divided indivsuals
This Anti Brahmin Hate Speech is Fascist to the core...Mr Raut is no better than Taliban and ISI who want to divide India...I request Mr Raut to contest in Tribal areas, cause only they will listen to your nonsense...spare us your retarded logic
Mr.Raut, Why don't confess that you can't even secure a primary school seat without a quota? When did you last get your IQ checked?
You are unaware that brahmins for the past 50 years living in a untouchable mode/oppressed... Hinduism is inclusive of brahmins... christians, muslims, sikhs are non HINDUS, not NON BRAHMIN.. Your comments reflects partial attitude towards Brahmins..
When was last time in history of India when Brahmins were in political power. For 800 years all Hindus were running helter-skelter from Turco-Mongol barbarians (guess what religion they were) and then 200 years with white oppressors. Even before Muslim there were other mlechha groups invading India from northwest anyway and even though they adopted Sanatan Dharma they hated Brahmins.
This is again a fanatic. We say reservation chhodo, Bharat Jodo. The history of brahmin who are non entity on todays date in vote bank politics, is enough. Nothing changed except few radical group got power. DD Raut needs more reading and understanding of global perspective before taking time to say anything
There are people like you who have this medieval age mindset. So, mr raut, why don't you go to Pakistan if you are being so fundamentalist. People like you support their religion/caste blindly, and that's why there is no development in India (apart from corruption). As for your caste, you have already shown it here, its in your actions not in your name that dictates how big or small you are.
BJP should become smart now. It should give 50% reservation for all FCs
Before the Britishers left India, the Mugals were the ones who were killing the hindus. How are they one supposed to be the oppressive now ?
By these methods we are making the people lazy. If think for a while this business such reserved people need to be provided with free food grains, houses T V sets. Then who will work for ones living. If free material is to be given from where it has to be brought. Can the advocates of such free things which will follows behind reservation, will that can be rained from the heavens?
Hindus are sufferers through out both under Muslims and Britishers. Let us forget this Quota business and work as one to improve the conditions of the deserving. There are poor people in all the religions and castes. First send the corrupt to the gallows which will solve all the problems than finding minuscule weak points in the ANNA team searching day and night to pin them down to escape from the sins committed by the leaders. If the money stashed comes out everything will settle automatically.