‘Not Election Commissioner However…’: BJP’s Nishikant Dubey Vs Ex-CEC Quraishi Over Waqf Act – News18

Final Up to date:April 20, 2025, 13:31 IST

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey engaged in a web-based spat with UPA period Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi over the Waqf Modification Act.

A day after stirring an issue along with his remarks on the Supreme Courtroom, Bharatiya Janata Get together MP Nishikant Dubey on Sunday engaged in a web-based spat with former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi over the Waqf Modification Act.

Slamming the previous CEC over his X put up criticising the amended Waqf Act, Dubey stated that Quraishi was “not an Election Commissioner, however a Muslim Commissioner”, alleging that the very best variety of Bangladeshi infiltrators had been legitimised by distributing voter IDs in Jharkhand’s Santhal Pargana division throughout his tenure. Godda Lok Sabha constituency, which Dubey represents within the Parliament, is positioned on this division.

Quraishi was the seventeenth Chief Election Commissioner appointed through the UPA II period, serving within the put up from July 30, 2010, to June 10, 2012.

What Did Former CEC Say?

His stinging remarks got here after the previous CEC alleged on X that the Centre intends to “seize Muslim lands” by way of the controversial Waqf Act, which is now below the scrutiny of the Supreme Courtroom.

Quraishi expressed confidence that the highest court docket will name out the federal government’s “sinister plan”.

“Wakf Act is undoubtedly a blatantly sinister/evil plan of the government to seize Muslim lands. I’m positive SC will name it out. Misinformation by the mischievous propaganda machine has performed its job properly,” Quraishi stated on X.

Nishikant Dubey Reacts Sharply

Hitting again at Quraishi, Dubey alleged that the most important variety of voter ID playing cards had been distributed to the Bangladeshi infiltrators throughout his tenure in Jharkhand.

“You weren’t an Election Commissioner, you had been a Muslim Commissioner. It was throughout your tenure that the very best variety of Bangladeshi infiltrators had been made voters in Jharkhand’s Santhal Pargana. Islam introduced by Prophet Muhammad got here to India in 712 AD — earlier than that, this land belonged to Hindus or was related to tribal, Jain, or Buddhist faiths. My village Vikramshila was burned down by Bakhtiyar Khilji in 1189. Vikramshila College gave the world its first Vice-Chancellor within the type of Atisha Dipankar. Unite this nation, learn its historical past — it was division that created Pakistan. There can be no extra division,” Dubey stated on X.

Nishikant Dubey’s Remarks On SC Stir Row

Dubey stoked a row on Saturday after he stated that the Parliament ought to be shut down if the Supreme Courtroom frames legal guidelines. His remarks drew sharp response from the Opposition and isolation from the BJP, which distanced itself from his assertion.

“Kanoon yadi Supreme Courtroom hello banayega to Sansad Bhavan bandh kar dena chahiye,” the BJP MP had stated on X.

Distancing the social gathering from his controversial remark, BJP chief JP Nadda stated that these had been his private remarks and the social gathering didn’t agree with them.

“The statements made by BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma concerning the judiciary and the Chief Justice of India haven’t any reference to the Bharatiya Janata Get together. These are their private remarks, and the BJP neither agrees with nor helps such statements. The social gathering outrightly rejects them,” Nadda stated on X.