BJP condemns AAP's Shazia Ilmi for asking Muslim leaders to be 'communal'

23 Apr 2014 Evaluate

Bharatiya Janata Party criticized Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Shazia Ilmi over her statement, where she asked Muslim leaders to be 'communal', and called on the Election Commission to take appropriate action against her.

BJP's vice president and party spokesman Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the it is a very condemnable. There is conspiracy to spread communal poison among the people. Shazia Ilmi must give an explanation for it and added that she should immediately apologise for her comments. Otherwise, the Election Commission should take appropriate action against her.

Shazia Ilmi said in a video that Muslims are very secular and need to be communal vote for their own. Meanwhile, the AAP issued a clarification through Twitter, saying 'AAP does not believe in this kind of politics nor does it endorse it.

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