Union Minister
Salman Khurshid on Friday attacked Uttar Pradesh police for lodging a
case of violation of model code of conduct against him, saying he would
have taken the police team "hostage" as it had entered the premises
without any warrant.
"Had I been present in the hospital, I would
have got the policemen hostage for entering there without warrant,"
Khurshid told reporters here last night. Khurshid said he was in
Netherlands for Nuclear Security Summit when he received the information
about the case and claimed that foreigners after seeing the news on
Internet laughed at him. "Police does not know the meaning of model
code of conduct violation...It comes to force when election is
effected...This case is example of autocratic attitude of police. The
officers should tell whether there is rule of law in the country or
not," he added.
The Union minister said he would register his
complaint with the Election Commission against the attitude of the
officers and alleged that all this was being done by them due to
political pressure.
Khurshid hits out at UP police over poll code violation case
An FIR was registered in Farrukhabad on March 23 against Khurshid and
his two supporters after a vehicle, loaded with solar lights and some
other material purportedly meant for distribution among villagers was
caught on suspicion that the equipment was being brought here for
distribution among the villagers. A case was lodged against Khurshid and
his supporters Jaan Mohammad and Bablu.
It has also been
mentioned in the FIR that some tricycles were recovered from a godown of
a hospital in Nawabganj area which were meant for distribution.
Khurshid maintained that the distribution of tricycles was a routine
exercise and not related to elections.
Asked to react on
Khurshid's comments, Kanpur DIG RK Chaturvedi said, "No one is above
law. We will prepare a CD about the statements of the minister against
officer and take appropriate action". Chaturvedi said that he would also
inquire into similar cases registered against Khurshid and others in
2009 on which final report was filed. The minister on Thursday had also
said that the registration of poll code violation case against him was
"part of a conspiracy" and that he will challenge it in Supreme Court.
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