Salman Khurshid Niece Sparks Controversy with 'Vote Jihad' Call
Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid's niece, Maria Alam Khan, is a leader of the Samajwadi Party.

Salman Khurshid Niece Sparks Controversy with Vote Jihad Call.
Salman Khurshid Niece Sparks Controversy with Vote Jihad Call: Samajwadi Party leader Maria Alam urged votes for the INDIA bloc candidate from Farrukhabad Lok Sabha seat, triggering controversy after calling on Muslims to unite against the BJP.
Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid's niece, Maria Alam Khan, is a leader of the Samajwadi Party.
On Monday, at an election meeting in the presence of former external affairs minister and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid, Alam, a niece of Salman Khurshid, called for "vote jehad" and said that "vote jehad is necessary for the minority community in the current situation".
With Unity, Do Vote Jihad: Samajwadi Party leader Maria Alam Khan in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh pic.twitter.com/42nVej6aGH
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"Come together and do vote jihad. Only vote jihad can stop the BJP. It deeply saddens me to hear that some Muslim men helped Mukesh Rajput conduct a meeting here. I feel society should stop their bread and butter," said the Samajwadi Party candidate Naval Kishore Shakya.
Insaniyat (humanity) is being threatened by the Sanghi government, she said. "People say that Constitution and democracy are under threat. I assert that insaniyat (humanity) is under threat."
"Don't become so selfish and play with your children's lives. Today, so many people are behind bars for protesting against CAA, and NRC. I am happy to inform you that Salman Khurshid saheb is fighting their cases. We are fighting for you, without your support we won't be able to do anything...this time vote wisely to save India to save its culture and Ganga-Jamuna tehzeeb," The clip was shared on the IANS official X account.
According to reports, she made the comments in the presence of senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid.
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Khurshid said he generally avoids using such words because their literal meanings are misinterpreted.
Her intention must have been to carry out vote jihad to safeguard the Constitution, he said.
According to Khurshid, he was offered a Congress ticket from Aligarh, but politely declined, stating that he will remain in Farrukhabad.
Most senior leaders of the Congress and SP were present at the first public meeting of the INDIA bloc in Farrukhabad.
According to BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla, "Elections is the festival of democracy but, these people (Opposition parties) think its jihad. We are with people during this elections but they are with jihadis. Samajwadi Party even tried to release these jihadis. Today it is clear that the INDIA bloc manifesto is the Muslim League manifesto and this shows Muslim League manifestation. The Election Commission must take action on this."
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