Friday, April 11, 2014

EC cracks whip Amit Shah, Azam Khan

EC cracks whip Amit Shah, Azam Khan

Cracking the whip on Narendra
Modi's close aide Amit Shah and SP leader Azam Khan, the
Election Commission today banned them from holding public
meetings, processions or roadshows in Uttar Pradesh and asked
authorities to initiate criminal proceedings against them.
    The EC also directed the Chief Secretary to ensure that no
act of commission or omission is resorted to by BJP leader
Amit Shah and UP Minister Azam Khan that can affect public
tranquility and law and order.
    The EC was also critical of the role of Samajwadi Party's
government in the state for "soft-pedalling" on registration
of FIRs against Khan and not dealing with the sensitive issue
with alacrity.
    The tough stand was taken by the EC at a top-level meeting
of Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath and Election
Commissioners H S Brahma and S N A Zaidi where the poll body
exercised its constitutional powers to prevent the two leaders
from further vitiating the poll atmosphere.
    "The Commission hereby directs under Article 324 of the
Constitution of India and all other powers enabling in this
behalf, that necessary FIRs should be immediately filed and
criminal proceedings initiated against the above mentioned two
leaders, wherever the same have not been instituted so far,"
the order said.
    It also said, "No permission should be granted for holding
public meetings, public processions, public rallies, road
shows, etc., by the district administration authorities, where
the above two leaders are expected or likely to participate."
    The EC also directed the Chief Secretary to ensure
compliance of its orders by 5 PM of April 12.
    The poll body directed the authorities to take all
preventive measures against Shah and Khan under the relevant
provisions of CrPC to ensure that no act of commission or
omission is resorted to by them which has the effect of
prejudicially affecting public tranquility and law and order.

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