Attn RajeshJi... Here is your other talwaar, or shall we say kataar, in the same myaan.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Priyanka Gandhi slams Varun for anti-Muslim comments</b>
RAE BARELI (UTTAR PRADESH): Varun Gandhi's communally volatile comments were against the traditions that the Gandhi family had "lived and died for",Â
his estranged cousin Priyanka Vadra said Monday, and suggested he read the Bhagvad Gita.
...Priyanka was candid in her criticism of Varun Gandhi's inflammatory comments while campaigning as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in Pilibhit.
"Varun's comments are against the traditions and principles of the (Gandhi) family and he has gone against what the Gandhis have lived and died for... It made me very sad to see him saying those things on TV... What can I say?," Priyanka told reporters in the Bachrawan Tehsil of Rae Bareli, the constituency of her mother and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.
"I would advise him to read the Gita properly and try to understand it," said Priyanka, on a two-day tour of the district to campaign for her mother and brother Rahul, who represents Amethi constituency.
It was a reference to Varun Gandhi's comments at a meeting in Pilibhit where he allegedly said: "If somebody lifts a hand against Hindus, or thinks they are weak, there is nobody behind them, then I swear on the (Bhagvad) Gita that I will cut off that hand."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Varuns-...how/4304484.cms
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The two Yadavs:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->My suggestion to arrest Varun not accepted: Lalu
NEW DELHI: Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday said his suggestion to have the BJP candidate from Philibit Varun Gandhi arrested for his alleged remarks targeting the minorities was not accepted by the Union government.
âHad I been the Union Home Minister, Iâd have put him behind bars,â he told reporters.
The Railway Minister said Mr. Gandhi was a mere tool of the RSS and it was necessary to take stern action against him in the interest of the unity and integrity of the country. The ulterior motive of the Sangh Parivar was to communalise the situation ahead of the elections.
He condemned such statements on the eve of the elections and said such abusive language against Muslims should not be tolerated.
âThe RJD would fight such forces and would make any sacrifice for the unity of the country.â
The Janata Dal (United), an ally of the BJP, too spoke in the same vein. JD (U) president and NDA convener Sharad Yadav said it was the job of the Election Commission to take stern action in such matters. âNobody has the right to cross constitutional barriers and speak out against a community and vitiate the atmosphere.â
http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/23/stories/...361000.htm
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>EC action against Varun Gandhi in haste: GVG Krishnamurthy</b>
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party's Uttar Pradesh candidate Varun Gandhi may have sparked off a controversy by his allegedly provocative speeches,Â
but the Election Commission's action against him has been in haste and beyond jurisdiction, says former election commissioner GVG Krishnamurthy.
"The Election Commission has no jurisdiction to take action against Gandhi" for his alleged inflammatory speeches, Krishnamurthy said in an interview.
Krishnamurthy says this is because the model electoral code of conduct comes into effect only after President Pratibha Patil notifies the elections in the official gazette. Till then Gandhi cannot be considered an Election Commission recognized candidate.
"Till then, there are no official candidates at all," he added. The presidential notification is expected Monday.
Krishnamurthy says the commission has acted in haste in moving against Gandhi for violation of the model code of conduct under the provisions of the Representation of Peoples Act 1951. Only the police can move against him under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for inciting communal passions, he says.
Krishnamurthy, who has undertaken a detailed study of election laws for 60 years, explained that the Election Commission is authorized to take action under the model code of conduct only against a candidate and a political party recognized by it.
<b>"As of now Varun is only a probable candidate and an ordinary citizen against whom action can be taken only under the IPC if he makes inflammatory statements. The Election Commission has no role to play till the notification of elections by the president,"</b> said Krishnamurthy, whose tenure as election commissioner (1994-99) was controversial.
The Representation of Peoples Act, according to Krishnamurthy, categorically provides in eight paragraphs guidelines to the commission on the implementation of the model code of conduct.
"Action under the model code of conduct can be taken in the conduct of a political party registered with the Election Commission and candidates, at public meetings by a candidate and political party, processions by candidates and political parties, on polling day, at polling booths and election observers," he said.
Krishnamurthy says the model code of conduct can be implemented only in the case of political parties registered with it and not in the case of probable candidates.
"Probable candidates can be recognized by the commission only after the notification of elections by the president, followed by filing of nominations and its scrutiny. Once this formality is over, only then the Election Commission recognized candidates come into being. And it is only after this that the commission can take action against them for violation of the model code of conduct," he said.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/E...how/4300056.cms
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Priyanka Gandhi slams Varun for anti-Muslim comments</b>
RAE BARELI (UTTAR PRADESH): Varun Gandhi's communally volatile comments were against the traditions that the Gandhi family had "lived and died for",Â
his estranged cousin Priyanka Vadra said Monday, and suggested he read the Bhagvad Gita.
...Priyanka was candid in her criticism of Varun Gandhi's inflammatory comments while campaigning as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in Pilibhit.
"Varun's comments are against the traditions and principles of the (Gandhi) family and he has gone against what the Gandhis have lived and died for... It made me very sad to see him saying those things on TV... What can I say?," Priyanka told reporters in the Bachrawan Tehsil of Rae Bareli, the constituency of her mother and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.
"I would advise him to read the Gita properly and try to understand it," said Priyanka, on a two-day tour of the district to campaign for her mother and brother Rahul, who represents Amethi constituency.
It was a reference to Varun Gandhi's comments at a meeting in Pilibhit where he allegedly said: "If somebody lifts a hand against Hindus, or thinks they are weak, there is nobody behind them, then I swear on the (Bhagvad) Gita that I will cut off that hand."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Varuns-...how/4304484.cms
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The two Yadavs:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->My suggestion to arrest Varun not accepted: Lalu
NEW DELHI: Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday said his suggestion to have the BJP candidate from Philibit Varun Gandhi arrested for his alleged remarks targeting the minorities was not accepted by the Union government.
âHad I been the Union Home Minister, Iâd have put him behind bars,â he told reporters.
The Railway Minister said Mr. Gandhi was a mere tool of the RSS and it was necessary to take stern action against him in the interest of the unity and integrity of the country. The ulterior motive of the Sangh Parivar was to communalise the situation ahead of the elections.
He condemned such statements on the eve of the elections and said such abusive language against Muslims should not be tolerated.
âThe RJD would fight such forces and would make any sacrifice for the unity of the country.â
The Janata Dal (United), an ally of the BJP, too spoke in the same vein. JD (U) president and NDA convener Sharad Yadav said it was the job of the Election Commission to take stern action in such matters. âNobody has the right to cross constitutional barriers and speak out against a community and vitiate the atmosphere.â
http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/23/stories/...361000.htm
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>EC action against Varun Gandhi in haste: GVG Krishnamurthy</b>
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party's Uttar Pradesh candidate Varun Gandhi may have sparked off a controversy by his allegedly provocative speeches,Â
but the Election Commission's action against him has been in haste and beyond jurisdiction, says former election commissioner GVG Krishnamurthy.
"The Election Commission has no jurisdiction to take action against Gandhi" for his alleged inflammatory speeches, Krishnamurthy said in an interview.
Krishnamurthy says this is because the model electoral code of conduct comes into effect only after President Pratibha Patil notifies the elections in the official gazette. Till then Gandhi cannot be considered an Election Commission recognized candidate.
"Till then, there are no official candidates at all," he added. The presidential notification is expected Monday.
Krishnamurthy says the commission has acted in haste in moving against Gandhi for violation of the model code of conduct under the provisions of the Representation of Peoples Act 1951. Only the police can move against him under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for inciting communal passions, he says.
Krishnamurthy, who has undertaken a detailed study of election laws for 60 years, explained that the Election Commission is authorized to take action under the model code of conduct only against a candidate and a political party recognized by it.
<b>"As of now Varun is only a probable candidate and an ordinary citizen against whom action can be taken only under the IPC if he makes inflammatory statements. The Election Commission has no role to play till the notification of elections by the president,"</b> said Krishnamurthy, whose tenure as election commissioner (1994-99) was controversial.
The Representation of Peoples Act, according to Krishnamurthy, categorically provides in eight paragraphs guidelines to the commission on the implementation of the model code of conduct.
"Action under the model code of conduct can be taken in the conduct of a political party registered with the Election Commission and candidates, at public meetings by a candidate and political party, processions by candidates and political parties, on polling day, at polling booths and election observers," he said.
Krishnamurthy says the model code of conduct can be implemented only in the case of political parties registered with it and not in the case of probable candidates.
"Probable candidates can be recognized by the commission only after the notification of elections by the president, followed by filing of nominations and its scrutiny. Once this formality is over, only then the Election Commission recognized candidates come into being. And it is only after this that the commission can take action against them for violation of the model code of conduct," he said.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/E...how/4300056.cms
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