Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India against BJP President Amit Shah for comparing Wayanad with Pakistan. IUML secretary Khorrum A Omer, in the complaint, said that Amit Shah was ‘making irresponsible, communal and insulting statements, in order to mislead and divide the voters on religious and communal lines’.
At a rally in Nagpur on April 9, the BJP chief lashed out at Congress President Rahul Gandhi for contesting in Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, in addition to Amethi. Amit Shah said that the Congress chief was contesting from such a seat where when a procession is taken out, “one cannot make out whether the place is India or Pakistan.”
IUML, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, said the BJP President’s statement was not only derogatory but also demeaning for the people of Kerala. “It is used to polarise the vote of a particular community and to spread hatred between the communities,” the post stated.
Amit Shah made his statement after the pictures of Rahul Gandhi’s roadshow on April 4 in Wayanad became viral. Scores of Congress supporters had turned out to see Rahul on that day. The visuals showed people waving several flags at the rally, which also included the ones of IUML – one of the six parties that are part of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala.
The green flags of IUML were shared on social media with false captions claiming that Pakistani and Islamic flags were waived during Rahul Gandhi’s rally.
Earlier this month, Yogi Adityanath had also made a controversial comment saying IUML is a ‘virus’ which has infected Congress. The Election Commission has banned the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister from campaigning for this comment.
IUML has been a coalition partner of the Congress since the 1960 elections and one of the major allies of the Congress in Kerala and an important constituent of the Congress-led UDF since its inception.
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India against BJP President Amit Shah for comparing Wayanad with Pakistan. IUML secretary Khorrum A Omer, in the complaint, said that Amit Shah was ‘making irresponsible, communal and insulting statements, in order to mislead and divide the voters on religious and communal lines’.
At a rally in Nagpur on April 9, the BJP chief lashed out at Congress President Rahul Gandhi for contesting in Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, in addition to Amethi. Amit Shah said that the Congress chief was contesting from such a seat where when a procession is taken out, “one cannot make out whether the place is India or Pakistan.”
IUML, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, said the BJP President’s statement was not only derogatory but also demeaning for the people of Kerala. “It is used to polarise the vote of a particular community and to spread hatred between the communities,” the post stated.
Amit Shah made his statement after the pictures of Rahul Gandhi’s roadshow on April 4 in Wayanad became viral. Scores of Congress supporters had turned out to see Rahul on that day. The visuals showed people waving several flags at the rally, which also included the ones of IUML – one of the six parties that are part of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala.
The green flags of IUML were shared on social media with false captions claiming that Pakistani and Islamic flags were waived during Rahul Gandhi’s rally.
Earlier this month, Yogi Adityanath had also made a controversial comment saying IUML is a ‘virus’ which has infected Congress. The Election Commission has banned the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister from campaigning for this comment.
IUML has been a coalition partner of the Congress since the 1960 elections and one of the major allies of the Congress in Kerala and an important constituent of the Congress-led UDF since its inception.