Lucknow: BJP General Secretary Amit Shah was yesterday booked for an alleged inflammatory speech a few days back, when he allegedly spoke of taking revenge for the Muzaffarnagar riots, officials said.
A case against Shah, a close aide of Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, has been slapped with charges under sections 153(a) and 125 of the Representation of the People Act by the Bijnor administration.
The action was taken after a go-ahead from the government, a home department official said.
The Election Commission has also launched a probe into the matter and a CD of Shah’s statement has been sent to the poll panel headquarters in New Delhi.
“The EC is seized of the matter and soon a decision would be taken on action against Shah if he is found guilty of violating the model code of conduct,” a poll panel official said. Earlier at a rally in Muzaffarnagar, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav threatened action against people trying to vitiate the atmosphere in the state.
Mulayam Singh said that the state government will not hesitate in taking action against anyone trying to disturb peace and harmony and said this “included people like Amit Shah”.
Maoists call for poll boycott
Patna: Maoists yesterday called for a boycott of the Lok Sabha election in Jamui parliamentary constituency of Bihar, and told cadres to attack security forces during the poll, police said.
A police official said Maoist leader Pragati issued the diktat at a ‘janata darbar’ held in Vishanpura forest, saying no poll should take place for the Jamui reserved seat. Maoists have through posters and banners also called for poll boycott in Lakhisarai, Banka, Munger, Gaya and Aurangabad districts.
The posters also demanded withdrawal of forces engaged in counter-insurgency operations in the state.
Agencies
