Nobody can question my right to consider the Constitution my religion: Minister Priyank Kharge
Bengaluru: Karnataka Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Priyank Kharge has challenged the critics of his comments on Sanatana Dharma, saying that he was a follower of the Constitution and the critics had no right to object to the fact, just as he had no right to question the faith others had in their respective religions.
Addressing reporters on Thursday, the minister said, "My statement on the matter is clear. I have not spoken against any religion and will not change my stand. I have merely stated that I have faith in the importance of equality and follow the principles in the Constitution of India. I also need not justify Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin son Udhayanidhi Stalin's statement."
When asked about an FIR being filed against him in Uttar Pradesh, Kharge said that he was not worried. "I have nothing to do with it, regardless of whether an FIR is filed in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh or Gujarat. They are welcome to file an FIR against me for merely stating that the Constitution is the religion I follow," the minister added.
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EC-TMC meet ends on bitter note; CEC asks TMC delegation to 'get lost', MP accused of 'shouting'
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New Delhi (PTI): The meeting between a Trinamool Congress delegation and the full bench of the Election Commission on Wednesday culminated on an acrimonious note, with the TMC saying the panel's chief asked them to "get lost" at the end of the seven-minute meeting, while the EC accused them of "shouting".
After the meeting, TMC's Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien told mediapersons that they handed over letters from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, and also apprised him of specific instances of poll officials having links with the BJP.
"Then he said, 'Get lost'. We have done eight to nine meetings with the Election Commission. Apart from the CEC, none of the other election commissioners spoke," O'Brien said.
"While we were walking out, one of my colleagues congratulated Gyanesh Kumar for being the only CEC to have notices moved in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for his removal," O'Brien MP said.
Meanwhile, sources in the Election Commission said the poll panel chief gave a "straight talk" to TMC leaders.
They accused O'Brien of shouting at the election commissioners and alleged that he asked the CEC not to speak.
The EC sources further said the elections in West Bengal would be "fear-free, violence-free, intimidation-free, and inducement-free."
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