Poll panel seeks details of Azam Khan's speech


Posted on 9th Apr 2014 12:21 pm by admin

Lucknow, April 9 (IANS) The Election Commission Wednesday sought details of Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohd Azam Khan's speech in which he said the Kargil war was won solely because of Muslim soldiers.

The minister Tuesday had allegedly said the Kargil peaks were not conquered by Hindu soldiers, but by Muslim soldiers, while addressing an election rally in Ghaziabad where he was campaigning for Samajwadi party candidate Nahid Hasan.

Senior officials told IANS that the commission has sought details from the district administration.

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