Lucknow: The in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Amit Shah seems to be in trouble as a complaint had been registered against him for allegedly a hate-speech in Bijnor on Friday.
Umesh Sinha, THE Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh said, “We got a report and an FIR was filed against Amit Shah. The summary of the speech violates the model code of conduct.”
Circle Officer of Bijnor Rajesh Kumar said, “Amit Shah called a BJP meeting in a farmhouse. They had taken permission for the meeting but there Shah gave instigating speeches, we are investigating.”
Meanwhile BJP had slammed Uttar Pradesh government for the FIR and said it is rank abuse of police powers.
BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “This is being done deliberately by UP government due to vote bank politics.”
Notify that Amit Shah said to gathering of Jats that the elections in Uttar Pradesh, especially in western Uttar Pradesh, is an election for honour, for seeking revenge for the insult, and for teaching a lesson to those who committed injustice.
The Congress, which has been accused by the BJP of “blatant communalism” and “polarizing” voters after it received the controversial backing of a top Muslim religious leader on Friday, promptly hit back.
Congress leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi said, “The language used by Amit Shah in a communally-sensitive area like Muzaffarnagar to incite people, can’t they see communalism in it.”
Meanwhile BJP had defended Amit Shah and said that his remarks had, in fact, captured the “mood of the nation”.
Bureau Report
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