The Election Commission has imposed a 72-hour ban on the campaigning of minister Navjot Singh Sidhu in the Congress leader and the Punjab government. Sidhu will not be able to campaign for the next 72 hours The Election Commission has taken action against Sidhu over the statement given to the public in Katihar, Bihar. BJP had complained against Sidhu in the Election Commission. Election Commission will be stopped from 10 am on Tuesday. Sidhu will not be able to address any rally, nor will he be able to use social media or give interviews to anyone.
While addressing a gathering in Balrampur assembly constituency of Bihar's Katihar parliamentary constituency on April 16, Navjot Singh Sidhu had told Muslim voters that you are a minority even as a minority. Navjot Singh Sidhu had said that if you show solidarity, no one can defeat the candidate Tariq Anwar.
In this rally, Navjot Singh Sidhu had said, "There is politics of sharing in caste, I have come to say the same thing to my Muslim brothers, you have an area where you are not like being a minority but becoming a majority. Your domination in this area is 62 per cent and the BJP conspirators will try to divide you, if you stay together, then Congress will not be able to beat any power in the world. "In this case, the Election Commission has given the statement of Navjot Singh Sidhu Also, the transcript of the statement was sought.In this episode, the trouble of SP's senior leader Azam Khan's son Abdullah Azam Khan has increased. Abdullah had tensed the saying of Jaya Prada as Anarkali. Rampur election officer has taken cognizance on the statement of leader Abdullah Azam Khan. Rampur Election Officer has sent a report of Abdullah Azam Khan's controversial statement to Uttar Pradesh's Chief Electoral Officer.
Before this, the EC has shown strictly on the religious and ethnic remarks of the leaders. After getting the scandal from the Supreme Court, the Election Commission did not show any softness on the comments of the leaders. For the provocative statements, the Election Commission has taken action against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Supremo Mayawati, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi and Azam Khan.
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