Jharkhand Congress Minority Department Secretary Shahzad Qureshi has requested the Election Commission to bar Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from campaigning in the Jharkhand Assembly elections. According to Qureshi, Sarma has repeatedly used inflammatory language that targets a specific community, violating the spirit of fair campaigning.
Qureshi alleged that Sarma has been making baseless and misleading statements about "infiltration," using unverified data to mislead voters. "Since the 2011 census, no new census has taken place, yet he is presenting fabricated statistics to create confusion among people," Qureshi said.
He further accused the Assam CM of spreading communal tensions to gain political advantage, arguing that such statements openly violate the Model Code of Conduct. In his appeal to the Election Commission, Qureshi urged for immediate action to ensure fair and peaceful elections by restricting Sarma’s participation in the campaign.
"For a neutral and peaceful election process, the Election Commission should take steps to ban Sarma’s campaigning and initiate appropriate action," Qureshi stated.
