Nitish demands appropriate decision by PM on Khurshid
He castigated the Congress led government at the Centre for its stand on reservation for minorities.
By PTI | Updated:
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should take appropriate decision on the issue of Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's controversial comments on quota for minorities in the wake of Election Commission's strictures against the minister.
"It is the work of the PM to control his minister... and if the Election Commission is convinced that its constitutional order has been violated then the Commission should adopt a strict posture," Kumar told reporters when approached for his comment as to whether he favours removal of Khurshid.
"The Congress has always been advocating that it respects the constitutional institutions and the party minister is openly violating it... and it reflects that the party and its government is not serious on the Salman Khurshid issue", he said.
"Salman's flagarant violation of EC's directive is a very very serious issue", Kumar said adding "the Prime Minister and Election Commission held the key for paving the way to a solution of the impasse," the Chief Minister said.
"Throwing model code of conduct to the wind by a central miister is now also the look out of the Election Commission and it should act stringently", he said.
He castigated the Congress led government at the Centre for its stand on reservation for minorities.
"Earlier the Congress spoke about giving reservation for minorities... and now its minister is speaking about reservation for Muslims", Chief Minister said and alleged that it was aimed at influencing the UP assembly elections.
"It is the work of the PM to control his minister... and if the Election Commission is convinced that its constitutional order has been violated then the Commission should adopt a strict posture," Kumar told reporters when approached for his comment as to whether he favours removal of Khurshid.
"The Congress has always been advocating that it respects the constitutional institutions and the party minister is openly violating it... and it reflects that the party and its government is not serious on the Salman Khurshid issue", he said.
"Salman's flagarant violation of EC's directive is a very very serious issue", Kumar said adding "the Prime Minister and Election Commission held the key for paving the way to a solution of the impasse," the Chief Minister said.
"Throwing model code of conduct to the wind by a central miister is now also the look out of the Election Commission and it should act stringently", he said.
He castigated the Congress led government at the Centre for its stand on reservation for minorities.
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"Earlier the Congress spoke about giving reservation for minorities... and now its minister is speaking about reservation for Muslims", Chief Minister said and alleged that it was aimed at influencing the UP assembly elections.
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