The Election Commission has begun examining Union Minister Beni Prassad Verma. The remarks were made at a poll rally in the presence of Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh and Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid in Farrukhabad.
In his remarks, Verma reportedly said, reservation for Muslims will be increased and if the EC wants, it can now issue notice to him. Khurshid had triggered a controversy last week by stating that he would continue to speak on nine per cent sub-quota for minorities even if the Election Commission hanged him. The EC had on Wednesday put a lid on the standoff with Khurshid after he expressed regrets over his defiance of the poll body over his remarks on subquota for minorities
Congress on Thursday disapproved of Beni Prasad Verma's controversial remarks daring the Election Commission to issue a notice to him over his statement on sub-quota for minorities.Talking to reporters, Information and Broadcasting Minister Senior party leader Ambika Soni said that the statement given by their party general secretary Janardhan Diwedi is applicable to her, to Beni Prasad Verma, Salman Khurshid and all of them.
However, at the same time, she said she had not heard what Prasad said, what was the atmosphere or whom he attacked.