'Will ensure Muslims’ rights even if EC hangs me'

Last Updated: Saturday, February 11, 2012, 18:37

Tags: Election Commission, Salman Khurshid, Muslims quota

`Will ensure Muslims’ rights even if EC hangs me`

Farukkhabad: Sticking to his stand on minorities, Congress leader Salman Khurshid has said he would ensure the rights of Pasmanda Muslim community even if the Election Commission "hangs" him.

Addressing an election rally in Khatakpur locality last night, the Law Minister said that EC had censured him, but even if the "Commission hangs him or does anything else", he would ensure that people of Pasmanda community get their rights.

"Can't I even say that Pasmanda Muslims would get their due?" he said, adding that Congress was set to hoist the tricolour in the state Assembly after 22 years.

The Commission had censured Khurshid for his remarks on sub-quota for minorities, finding them to be a violation of the model code of conduct for elections.

Khurshid, while campaigning for his wife Louise, a Congress candidate from Farrukhabad Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh, had promised the electorate last month that the party would increase the sub-quota for minorities to nine per cent, out of the 27 percent Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation.

The EC order had come on BJP's complaint about Khurshid's remarks, asking the Commission to take action against him for violation of model code of conduct.

PTI

First Published: Saturday, February 11, 2012, 14:05

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sunil jha - gurgaon
British people divided us only on the basis of religion

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D.N.MAKHIJA - DELHI..........INDIA
MR. KHURSID IS READY TO BE HANGED BECAUSE HE KNOWS THAT THE CRIMINALS LIKE KASAB AND AFZAL ARE NOT HANGED FOR KILLING MANY INNOCENT PEOPLES INSPITE OF THE ORDERS OF HON. SUPREME COURT...... SO THERE IS NO HARM IN SAYING .....READY TO BA HANGED.....

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Sudeep - Lucknow
Khurshid for Pakistani President and Digvijay for Prime Minstership Of Pakistan

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BRIJ - NEWYORK
THEY CALL THEM SELF NATIONAL LEADERS AND TALKS DIVISIONARY POLITICS ,WHY JUST MUSLIM RIGHT, WHY NOT EQUAL RIGHTS.

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Vinod - USA
Khurshid should ask for 90% reservation for Muslims not merely 9% for Congress Party. Then Congress will get 100% votes of Muslims. These leaders and their party will make another Pak very soon.

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Howard - India
Muslims of India should head to pakistan and end the problems for them and for us.

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UMA BAJPAEE - Katni
Your dream will never come true, it is not 1947 my friend, no conspiracy will work to divide India, Indian Muslims will be remain Indian Muslims with the united India beyond religion,cast or regionalism, what is wrong if Indian Muslim get reservation as we Hindu already enjoying the reservation

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PRAMOD - CHENNAI
KHURSHID YOU AND YOUR CONGRESS PARTY ARE THE SUPPORTER OF TERRORISTS AND YOU NEVER HANGED THEM EVEN AFTER SUPREME COURT AND PRESIDENT APPROVED SO YOU ARE DARING TO EC TO HANG YOU. WHY THIS DRAMA. WE KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU, YOUR LEADER AND YOUR PARTY.

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YUNUS - PARIS
AND THE LEADERS ELECTED TO SERVE THE COUNTRYMAN ARE WATCHING PORN IN THE PARLIAMENT

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Vincent P. - Mumbai
EC should set an example by prosecuting Mr. Khurshid for his remarks against EC What he said was EC is trying to deny the rights to a particular section of the muslim Community. Then Khurshid should prove in the court how the EC had denied rights to community. If he can`t prove he should be put behind bars. This will teach a lesson the vote bank politics.