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| The Election Commission (EC) has written a letter to President Pratibha Patil against Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his defiant attitude on the poll code.
"The Commission is shocked that instead of being remorseful about the violation of the Model Code, that carries the consensus of all political parties and the sanction of the Supreme Court, the Minister has chosen to be defiant and aggressive. This is unprecedented," the letter said.
The poll panel had censured Mr. Khurshid for his remarks on sub-quota for minorities, finding them to be a violation of the model code of conduct for elections. It had said that Mr Khurshid had violated the model code of conduct by making a promise of a nine per cent sub-quota for minorities and that it expects him not to repeat such violations.
But, addressing an election rally in Khatakpur locality on Friday night, a defiant Mr Khurshid had said that the 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. | |
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