Election Commission Issues Notice to UP CM Yogi Adityanath Over ‘Babar Ki Aulad’ Remark Against SP Candidate Shafiqur Rehman

Sambhal, May 2: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday, May 2, issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his 'Babar ki aulad' remark made during a poll rally, after the end of 72 hours ban on him, at Sambhal on April 19. The Election Commission has a sought reply from Adityanath within 24 hours. Yogi Adityanath May Face Another Ban As Uttar Pradesh CEO Seeks Report on CM's 'Babar Ki Aulad' Remark.

On April 19, the UP CM called Samajwadi Party Lok Sabha candidate Shafiqur Rehman Barq as 'Babar ki Aulad' (successor of Babar). "On the one hand, there is a candidate from a party which developed places linked to Baba Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Gautam Budhha. On the other hand, there is an Opposition candidate who calls himself a 'Babar ki Aulad'," Yogi said at an election rally.

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He added, "Once I was in Parliament, I asked the SP candidate, who was also an MP, as to who were his predecessors, he said he was the successor of Babar. I was surprised." Donald Trump Promised to Work Like PM Modi in 2016 US Elections: Yogi Adityanath on Campaign Trail.

Adityanath's comments came days after the Election Commission barred him from campaigning for 72 hours for violating MCC. Yogi said that the fight in Sambha Parliamentary seat is between a candidate who believes in nationalism and a person called himself an heir of Mughal emperor Babar.

The Chief Minister said that the fight on the Sambhal Lok Sabha seat was between a candidate who believes in nationalist, pro-development candidate and a person who called himself the successor of Mughal king Babar.

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