Jharkhand minister booked for making allegedly derogatory remark about BJP’s Sita Soren
Irfan Ansari, a Congress MLA, claimed that an ‘edited video’ had been used to defame him.
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Jharkhand minister Irfan Ansari was on Saturday booked for making an allegedly derogatory remark about Bharatiya Janata Party member Sita Soren, ANI reported.
Ansari, a Congress MLA, was on Friday responding to reporters’ questions about facing Soren in the Jamtara constituency in the Assembly election.
He appeared to have been referring to Sita Soren having crossed over to the BJP from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha in March.
The BJP member, however, accused the Congress MLA of making the indecent remark against her and demanded his apology.
कांग्रेस @INCIndia प्रत्याशी इरफान अंसारी ने नामांकन के तुरंत बाद मीडिया के सामने मेरे लिए जो अमर्यादित भाषा का प्रयोग किया है, उसके लिए उन्हें माफी मांगनी होगी। पहले भी उन्होंने मेरे बारे में व्यक्तिगत बातें बोली हैं, लेकिन इस बार उन्होंने सारी सीमाएं लांघ दी हैं। इरफान जी… pic.twitter.com/MceNhscoxS— Sita Soren (@SitaSorenMLA) October 25, 2024
Jharkhand Additional Chief Electoral Officer Neha Arora said on Saturday that a first information report was registered against Ansari for violating the Model Code of Conduct, a set of guidelines issued by the Election Commission that candidates, political parties and governments need to follow.
The officer said that a strict advisory has been issued to political parties against making such remarks, ANI reported.
Sita Soren questioned the silence of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader and Chief Minister Hemant Soren about the...
