‘Can’t secular leaders present a little bit Muslim love?,’ Mamata will get discover for Muslim appeasement assertion

Mamata Banerjee’s woes are solely getting began. In the most recent headache for the incumbent Chief Minister, who faces the specter of being ousted by the BJP on May 2, the Election Commission of India has despatched a discover to her for her communal remarks. On April 3, whereas campaigning in Tarakeshwar in Hooghly, Mamata Banerjee stated, “I appeal to my minority brothers and sisters with folded hands. Don’t split the minority votes listening to the devil, who is moving around with BJP’s money. He makes many communal statements and triggers clashes between the Hindus and Muslims.”The remarks have been seen as inflammatory and interesting to a selected part of society on non secular strains. Soon sufficient, a BJP delegation, led by Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, lodged a grievance with the EC alleging that Mamata Banerjee was demanding votes on “communal grounds”. Taking cognizance of the grievance, the EC has now despatched a discover to Mamata Banerjee giving her 48 hours to answer in her defence, failing which the fee is not going to pay heed to her model in taking a stern choice on the matter.“The commission gives you an opportunity to explain your stand in making the statement within 48 hours of receipt of the notice, failing which the commission shall take a decision without further reference to you,” the discover acknowledged.According to the Hindustan Times, the ballot panel stated that Mamata’s assertion was discovered to be in violation of the provisions contained in Section 123(3), 3(A) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and clauses 2,3,4 of Part 1 of General Conduct of Model Code of Conduct for the steering of political events and candidates.Replying to the event, Mamata Banerjee stated, “It hardly matters even if 10 show cause notices are issued against me. I am telling everyone to vote unitedly, there will no division. How many complaints have been filed against Narendra Modi? He does Hindu-Muslim every day.”How many complaints have been registered in opposition to these individuals who known as Nandigram’s Muslims Pakistanis? Aren’t they ashamed? They cannot do something in opposition to me. I’m with Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians in addition to tribals: West CM Mamata Banerjee in Damjur— ANI (@ANI) April 8, 2021Earlier, reacting to the communal remarks made by Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stated, “Dear Didi, recently you said all Muslims should unite, and not allow their votes to be divided. You are saying this means that you are convinced that the Muslim vote bank has also gone out of your hands, the Muslims have also turned away from you.”The Election Commission will more than likely take stern motion in opposition to Banerjee for her statements, which sought to divide the citizens explicitly on non secular strains.