News Politics National EC seeks details on Shah's remarks on Azamgarh

EC seeks details on Shah's remarks on Azamgarh

New Delhi: Taking cognisance of BJP leader Amit Shah's controversial remarks calling Azamgarh “a base of terrorists”, the Election Commission today said it has sought a detailed report and a CD of his statement.The EC

“We have asked for the report and the CD and once it is examined by the Commission, we will accordingly take action,” Zutshi told reporters here.

Shah was recently barred by the EC from campaigning in UP after his controversial “revenge” remarks.

On April 11, it had ordered the UP government to ban Shah and UP minister Azam Khan from campaigning in the state following their controversial remarks.

Shah had landed in a major controversy for his remarks that the general election was an opportunity to seek “revenge for the insult” inflicted during the riots in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh last year.

But after his written undertaking that he will not use abusive or derogatory language in the campaign and shall not make any utterances violative of model code of conduct, the ban was lifted.