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| Will kill Narendra Modi, |
| Will kill Narendra Modi, Congress candidate Imran Masood said in hate speech
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| INDIA
, 28-March-2014
4:36:11 AM |
| On camera, a politician in Uttar Pradesh running for Parliament from the Congress, declares that he will "chop Narendra Modi into pieces."
Imran Masood, who is contesting from Saharanpur in western Uttar Pradesh, now faces criminal charges for that hate speech against the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate.
Mr Masood later apologized, stating, "I admit I have made a mistake, such things should not be said during elections."
The controversy has erupted ahead of Rahul Gandhi's rally in Saharanpur on Saturday.
On Wednesday, Mr Masood was heard saying, "I am a man of the street, ready to give my life for my people. I am neither afraid of death or of killing. He thinks this is Gujarat. There are only 4% Muslims in Gujarat. There are 42% Muslims here."
Mr Modi, 64, is contesting his first parliamentary election from Varanasi, 800 km away in India's largest and most politically vital state. In his speech earlier this week, Mr Masood warned the BJP leader against "turning Uttar Pradesh into Gujarat."
Mr Modi is being forecast by opinion polls as the front-runner for the country's top job. His detractors accuse him of being a divisive leader because in 2002, communal riots tore through Gujarat, leaving hundreds of Muslims dead. A Supreme Court inquiry has said there is no evidence of Mr Modi's alleged collusion in the violence; a local court upheld that report recently.
The Congress has condemned its candidate's remarks. "Using such words to instigate people is not right," said Congress spokesperson Raj Babbar.
Mr Masood, 40, was an independent legislator between 2007 and 2012. He is the nephew of Congress leader Rashid Masood, who was the first parliamentarian to be disqualified last year after he was convicted in a corruption case.
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