EC defers hearing on anti-Muslim CD till Wednesday
Intensifying its campaign against BJP, the Congress on Monday approached the Election Commission and sought derecognition of BJP for releasing an anti-Muslim CD in Uttar Pradesh but the Commission deferred the hearing on the issue till Wednesday.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Intensifying its campaign against BJP, the Congress on Monday approached the Election Commission and sought derecognition of BJP for releasing an anti-Muslim CD in Uttar Pradesh but the Commission deferred the hearing on the issue till Wednesday.
Joining other political parties, including BSP, JanMorcha and CPI-M, which had sought derecognition of BJP, a Congress delegation led by senior leader Ashok Gehlot, demanded a CBI probe and prosecution of those involved in the controversial CD under the Indian Panel Code.
"BJP should be derecongised, CBI inquiry should be instituted against those who released and they should be debarred from contesting elections," party leader and Union Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters after they submitted their representation before the EC.
Observing that this was not for the first time the saffron party was distributing such an objectionable CD, he said the BJP had distributed similar CDs during the National Council Meeting in Lucknow last year and also a CD related to Gujarat, for which the Supreme Court had given a notice.
"Now to wash its hands off, just before the assembly election, it is just an excuse," Sibal said.
The hearing was deferred following request of BJP which sought time to reply the petitions of other political parties.
Joining other political parties, including BSP, JanMorcha and CPI-M, which had sought derecognition of BJP, a Congress delegation led by senior leader Ashok Gehlot, demanded a CBI probe and prosecution of those involved in the controversial CD under the Indian Panel Code.
"BJP should be derecongised, CBI inquiry should be instituted against those who released and they should be debarred from contesting elections," party leader and Union Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters after they submitted their representation before the EC.
Observing that this was not for the first time the saffron party was distributing such an objectionable CD, he said the BJP had distributed similar CDs during the National Council Meeting in Lucknow last year and also a CD related to Gujarat, for which the Supreme Court had given a notice.
"Now to wash its hands off, just before the assembly election, it is just an excuse," Sibal said.
The hearing was deferred following request of BJP which sought time to reply the petitions of other political parties.
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