Click to play videoNew Delhi: 24 hours after the Election Commission complained about Law Minister Salman Khursid to the President, he maintains, his sub-quota promise was part of the Congress manifesto.
Pulled up by his party on one hand, Khurshid was defended by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh while the Opposition demands his resignation. The Prime Minister is likely to call a meeting on the crisis on Monday.
The sources told CNN-IBN that Khurshid is likely to state formally his intention was not to hurt anyone's sentiments while stressing that there was no violation of the model code of conduct.
A day after the Chief Election Commissioner sought an immediate and decisive intervention by the President on what he called a dismissive and utterly contemptuous tone and tenor of the Law Minister. The Congress first defended Khurshid then gave a subtle warning.
Congress spokesperson Janardhan Diwedi said, “The Congress always wants its partymen to speak as per the norms of public life and law of the land.”
The question is did the Union law minister overplay the minority quota card on his own or is this part of the Congress' larger strategy to keep the quota issue alive in the high stakes battle for Uttar Pradesh.
Did Salman Khurshid make the speech because the Congress' desperation for Muslim votes has grown in up? Or because his wife Louise Khurshid is facing a tough fight in Farukkabad? And why has the govt stayed silent on Khurshid’s remarks so far?
There are many questions, but at this point, few answers.
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