‘People Ought to Be Judged By Contributions…’: SY Quraishi Responds To BJP MP’s ‘Muslim Commissioner’ Comment – News18
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Quraishi asserted that India ”has, is and can all the time rise up and combat” for its constitutional establishments and rules.
Nishikant Dubey vs SY Quraishi over Waqf Act (PTI Picture)
Hitting out at BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his “Muslim commissioner” barb, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Monday mentioned he believes in an thought of India the place a person is outlined by his contributions, and asserted that “for some, non secular identities are a staple to ahead their hateful politics”.
Quraishi asserted that India “has, is and can all the time rise up and combat” for its constitutional establishments and rules.
“I served on the constitutional publish of Election Commissioner to the most effective of my capacity and had a protracted and fulfilling profession within the IAS. I imagine in an thought of India the place a person is outlined by his or her skills and contributions and never by their non secular identities,” Quraishi advised PTI.
“However I suppose, for some, non secular identities are a staple to ahead their hateful politics. India has, is and can all the time rise up and combat for its constitutional establishments and rules,” he mentioned.
Earlier within the morning, with none reference, Quraishi had posted, “‘I discovered way back, by no means to wrestle with a pig. You get soiled, and moreover, the pig likes it’ — George Bernard Shaw. A really clever quote of the good creator!”
In the meantime, IAS Ok Mahesh, who’s the honorary president of the Delhi Administration Officers Educational Discussion board, backed Quraishi and mentioned he was a “phenomenon” as each the election commissioner and the chief election commissioner.
“He held these nice assignments with aplomb and distinction and enormously enriched the establishment of the Election Fee by introducing a sequence of reforms. For instance, he established a voters’ schooling division, expenditure management division and he additionally based the India Worldwide Institute of Democracy and Election Administration,” Mahesh mentioned.
Quraishi has held different assignments as a member of the Haryana cadre with nice distinction and India is proud to have an IAS officer like him, he mentioned.
“This has been acknowledged by Dr Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who has the most effective pedigree in India being the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and C Rajagopalachari (first Indian governor common) from his father’s and mom’s aspect respectively.
“Mr Gopalkrishna Gandhi mentioned of Dr Quraishi that he was ‘one of the vital outstanding CECs that we have now ever had or are more likely to have’,” Mahesh recalled.
A number of political leaders and events have additionally rallied behind Quraishi and slammed Dubey for his remarks.
Samajwadi Get together president Akhilesh Yadav hit out at Dubey, saying he ought to chorus from commenting on a former constitutional authority who has served the nation with distinction.
In a publish on X, Yadav wrote, “One who has already been discredited by his personal celebration for making a ‘private opinion’ that’s not worthy of endorsement ought to preserve silence on a retired constitutional officer. That will be extra respectful.”
CPI Normal Secretary D Raja condemned Dubey’s remarks and alleged that the BJP doesn’t have any respect for the Structure.
“SY Quraishi was an election commissioner, however this man calls him a Muslim Commissioner, it’s atrocious, extremely condemnable. What are Mr Modi, Mr Nadda going to say on this situation?
“It has turn into a follow of the BJP, they permit their loyalists to talk provocative issues. When they’re caught, he’ll say they’re fringe components, the celebration has nothing to do with it… What motion are you taking?” Raja mentioned.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut mentioned Quraishi was the most effective election commissioners that this nation has seen, after TN Seshan.
“He was among the many finest. I’ve seen him from shut quarters, when he was a commissioner, there was a Shiv Sena-BJP alliance, that point as effectively our view was the identical.
“What sort of language Modi-Shah have unfold on this nation? These individuals don’t need to stay on this nation, those that attempt to break the nation,” Raut mentioned.
JD(U) spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan Prasad mentioned no matter Dubey has mentioned in opposition to Quraishi, alongside together with his earlier remark, the BJP was uncomfortable with it and the BJP president has distanced the celebration from the remark.
“This remark also needs to be seen in that class. It’s not acceptable to make a non secular touch upon SY Quraishi who has served on a vital publish,” he mentioned.
After inflicting an uproar together with his remarks in opposition to the Chief Justice of India, BJP MP Dubey on Sunday had fired a salvo at Quraishi, saying he was not an election commissioner however a “Muslim commissioner”, after the latter criticised the Waqf (Modification) Act as a “sinister and evil plan of the federal government to seize Muslim lands”.
Quraishi was the Chief Election Commissioner of India from July 2010 to June 2012.
Dubey’s barb on the former CEC got here a day after his vitriolic assault on the Supreme Courtroom and Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, blaming him for “non secular wars” in India, compelled the BJP to reject his criticism and distance itself from the controversial remarks.
Quraishi had mentioned on X on April 17, “Wakf Act is undoubtedly a blatantly sinister evil plan of the govt. to seize Muslim lands. I’m certain SC will name it out. Misinformation by the mischievous propaganda machine has performed its job effectively.”
Reacting to it, Dubey mentioned, “You weren’t an election commissioner, you had been a Muslim commissioner. The utmost variety of Bangladeshi infiltrators had been made voters in Santhal Pargana in Jharkhand throughout your tenure.”
He added, “Unite this nation, learn historical past. Pakistan was created by dividing it. There shall be no partition now.”
Dubey is a fourth-term Lok Sabha MP from Godda in Jharkhand.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – PTI)
