<p>Congress Saturday complained to the Election Commission against BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah over his alleged "provcative hate speech" relating to last year's Muzaffarnagar riots.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The party also demanded that Shah be arrested and banned from campaigning for "creating animosity between communities" in western Uttar Pradesh that saw communal tensions last year.<br /><br />"BJP, Modi and Amit Shah are trying to replicate the politics of hatred and communal divide like what was done in 2002 in Gujarat," party spokesman Randeep Surjewala told reporters.<br /><br />The Congress, in its complaint to the poll panel, quoted a media report, which said that Shah had made a "provocative hate speech" in a Muzaffarnagar village "to cause animosity between two communities, where communal violence had taken place recently and a large number of innocent persons were brutally killed."<br /><br />The Congress also demanded "stern action" against the BJP and Modi, including derecognition of the party, for the alleged violation of model code of conduct.<br /><br />"..the memory of the ghastly and deplorable incident is still vivid in the minds of the people. The statements as reported are with a calculated design to create communal hatred and tension between the two communities for seeking votes in the coming elections.<br /><br />"This is also an appeal in the name of the caste and community and provokes communal feelings for the purpose of securing votes," the Congress said.<br /><br />Speaking to reporters, Surjewala said: "We will make a demand to the state government and election commission that a criminal case is lodged against Amit Shah and Muzaffarnagar riots accused (legislator) Suresh Rana and they should be prevented from campaigning in any part of the country. There should be a complete ban (on them)."</p>
<p>Congress Saturday complained to the Election Commission against BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah over his alleged "provcative hate speech" relating to last year's Muzaffarnagar riots.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The party also demanded that Shah be arrested and banned from campaigning for "creating animosity between communities" in western Uttar Pradesh that saw communal tensions last year.<br /><br />"BJP, Modi and Amit Shah are trying to replicate the politics of hatred and communal divide like what was done in 2002 in Gujarat," party spokesman Randeep Surjewala told reporters.<br /><br />The Congress, in its complaint to the poll panel, quoted a media report, which said that Shah had made a "provocative hate speech" in a Muzaffarnagar village "to cause animosity between two communities, where communal violence had taken place recently and a large number of innocent persons were brutally killed."<br /><br />The Congress also demanded "stern action" against the BJP and Modi, including derecognition of the party, for the alleged violation of model code of conduct.<br /><br />"..the memory of the ghastly and deplorable incident is still vivid in the minds of the people. The statements as reported are with a calculated design to create communal hatred and tension between the two communities for seeking votes in the coming elections.<br /><br />"This is also an appeal in the name of the caste and community and provokes communal feelings for the purpose of securing votes," the Congress said.<br /><br />Speaking to reporters, Surjewala said: "We will make a demand to the state government and election commission that a criminal case is lodged against Amit Shah and Muzaffarnagar riots accused (legislator) Suresh Rana and they should be prevented from campaigning in any part of the country. There should be a complete ban (on them)."</p>