Giriraj Singh's utterances have been taken as controversial by the Election Commission (EC), which is likely to take suo motu action against him. "The statement is controversial and needs to be examined. First, we will examine it and then proceed accordingly," additional chief electoral officer R Lakshmanan told TOI on Saturday. "Suo motu action can be taken ...," he added.
Singh on Friday told a group of TV reporters, "Those who have united in Bihar and the country to stop Narendra Modi from becoming Prime Minister are pro-Pakistan. They have no right to live in India." On Saturday, he told TOI on phone from Bhagalpur that he had indeed made the remark, reiterating, "I meant to say that those opposing Narendra Modi are doing so at the behest of Pakistan. They are pro-Pakistan people and need not stay in India."
Singh's remark drew strong protests from various other political parties and leaders. They charged Singh with playing communal and divisive politics and demanded stern action against him by the EC.
Water resources minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary said the threat was directed against Muslims and attempted to create communal discord. "The BJP's secret agenda has come to fore," he alleged. Shivanand Tiwari, a senior politician and former national spokesperson of JD (U), reacted, "Singh's statement is an indicator of the situation in the coming days. It means that only those who have bhakti (unflinching faith) in NaMo, like him, will have the right to live in India."
JD (U) national general secretary and food and consumer protection minister Shyam Rajak said it was a conspiracy to break the nation. Congress leader Prem Chandra Mishra said his party would move the EC against Singh, adding, "A case of treason should be instituted against the BJP leader."
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