Case registered against former Union Minister Salman Khurshid and his niece in inflammatory speech case

Farrukhabad, 30 April (HIST). A case has been registered against senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Salman Khurshid and his niece Maria Alam under the section of Public Representation and IPC for giving inflammatory speeches. Maria had appealed to the minority community to vote in favor of the alliance candidate and used the term vote jihad.

Flying Squad Magistrate Manoj Sharma has said in the report lodged at Kayamganj police station that in Mohalla Chilaka police station area of ​​Kayamganj town, former Foreign Minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid and his niece Maria Alam Khan, SP leader, addressed an election public meeting in Chilaka community special on the evening of 29th April. Gave a polarized speech to the minorities to become Jihadis and vote for the SP candidate. Which is a violation of the model code of conduct. Police have registered a report against Congress leader Salman Khurshid and Maria.

SP Vikas Kumar said that the investigation of the report filed on the complaint of the Flying Squad Magistrate has been started. If found guilty, strict action will be taken.