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Mumbai: Days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Mumbai put up nearly 50 posters of Narendra Modi, headlining his "I am a Hindu Nationalist" quote, a petition has asked for Mr Modi to be barred from elections, on grounds that the posters are "communal and divisive."
Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi today said he has offered this argument in letters to both the Election Commission and the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, and asked for a ban on the posters.
Earlier this month, in a controversial interview where he used an analogy of a puppy being run over to that of the 2002 communal riots in his state, Mr Modi, widely seen as the BJP's likely candidate for prime minister, had said, "I am nationalist. I'm patriotic. Nothing is wrong. I am born Hindu. Nothing is wrong. So I'm a Hindu nationalist." (Watch)
"Such banners divide communities, how can they come from a person who wants to be Prime Minister?" asked Mr Azmi.
But the Election Commission has said today it cannot act on the complaint unless an election is underway in Maharashtra.
The Mumbai BJP denied any attempt to polarise voters. "We have done the campaign of Rajnathji, Advaniji and now Modiji. We will take all our leaders to voters. That is my work and that is what we will do. Governance and development is a key issue and we will campaign on that also," Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar had said when the posters were put up.
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SP leader Abu Asim Azmi wants Narendra Modi to be barred from contesting polls
Mumbai: While some Members of Parliament allegedly signed a letter which was sent to US President Barack Obama requesting him not to allow Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi enter into US territory, a Samajwadi party leader from Maharashtra has asked the Election Commission to bar Narendra Modi from contesting elections. The SP leader said Narendra Modi’s
poster in Mumbai which proclaimed him to be “Hindu nationalist” were
aimed at breaking the existing communal harmony in the city.
Samajwadi Party’s state president in Maharashtra, Abu Azmi wrote a
letter to the Election Commission and cited a recent Allahabad High
Court order banning caste-based rallies and posters by political
parties. Abu Azmi said “Hindu nationalist” posters divide society on the
basis of religion and also violate the Allahabad High Court order.
"Displaying a big poster in Mumbai calling himself a Hindu
nationalist shows his desire to divide the society. He aspires to be the
Prime Minister of India. I have written to the Election Commission
asking them to ban him from contesting elections," said Azmi.
"Such banners divide communities, how can they come from a person who wants to be Prime Minister?" asked Azmi.
The banners had come after Modi's controversial where he used an
analogy of a puppy (Kutte ka bachcha) being run over to that of the 2002
communal riots in his state. Modi, widely seen as the BJP's prime
ministerial candidate, had said, "I am nationalist. I'm patriotic.
Nothing is wrong. I am born Hindu. Nothing is wrong. So I'm a Hindu
nationalist."
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Narendra Modi's 'Hindu nationalist' posters should be banned, says Samajwadi Party
Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Updated: July 24, 2013 19:15 ISTMumbai: Days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Mumbai put up nearly 50 posters of Narendra Modi, headlining his "I am a Hindu Nationalist" quote, a petition has asked for Mr Modi to be barred from elections, on grounds that the posters are "communal and divisive."
Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi today said he has offered this argument in letters to both the Election Commission and the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, and asked for a ban on the posters.
Earlier this month, in a controversial interview where he used an analogy of a puppy being run over to that of the 2002 communal riots in his state, Mr Modi, widely seen as the BJP's likely candidate for prime minister, had said, "I am nationalist. I'm patriotic. Nothing is wrong. I am born Hindu. Nothing is wrong. So I'm a Hindu nationalist." (Watch)
But the Election Commission has said today it cannot act on the complaint unless an election is underway in Maharashtra.
The Mumbai BJP denied any attempt to polarise voters. "We have done the campaign of Rajnathji, Advaniji and now Modiji. We will take all our leaders to voters. That is my work and that is what we will do. Governance and development is a key issue and we will campaign on that also," Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar had said when the posters were put up.
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