Click to play videoNew Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notice to Law Minister Salman Khurshid's wife Louise Khurshid, who is a Congress candidate, for poll code violation.
The notice was served after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) complained about the promise of Muslim quota being made by the Congress.
Khurshid had promised 9 per cent sub-quota for backward Muslims within 27 per cent OBC quota in Uttar Pradesh if it wins the state assembly elections.
Earlier, the law minister had dismissed the complaint by the BJP, saying there was no law against promising more quotas.
However, the EC took cognizance of the BJP's complaint against Khurshid's statement which the BJP had termed as unconstitutional.
Talking about the issue earlier on Tuesday, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi had said, "BJP leaders met EC today. We have raised the issue about the way the Congress is trying to divide UP on the base of religion and caste to hide corruption. Whatever Salman Khurshid has said on 9 per cent Muslim sub quota is unconstitutional. This is a violation of moral code of conduct."
Reacting to the promise made by Khurshid, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan termed the Congress as fraud, accusing it of deceiving common people.
"They are again fooling Muslims by offering 9 per cent reservation. They don't want SP government in state. Why did they not bring this 9 per cent before, they did not bring because of RSS," said Azam.
"Congress is deceiving Muslims. They are fooling for last 60 years. We created law for Urdu teachers and we will make law for uplifting the Muslims in the state."
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