<p>Lashing out at Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his spat with the EC over the issue of quota for minorities, BJP President Nitin Gadkari today termed him as a ''lawless'' minister.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"He (Khurshid) is not the Law minister but lawless minister," Gadkari told an addressing an election meeting here.<br /><br />He also blamed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not sacking the minister.<br />Khurshid had told an election meeting in Uttar Pradesh on Friday that he would continue to ensure reservation for backward Muslims even if the Election Commission "hangs" him.<br />He had earlier been censured for the same statement made on January 8 while campaigning in the state, with EC holding it as violative of the Model Code.<br /><br />On Parliament attack accused Afzal Guru, Gadkari said that despite Supreme Court's decision to hang him, the Centre was not acting.<br /><br />By not doing so, the Congress party is protecting terrorists in the country, he alleged.<br />Gadkari said that in order to secure their minority vote-bank, Congress and SP repeatedly raked up the Batla encounter issue</p>
<p>Lashing out at Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his spat with the EC over the issue of quota for minorities, BJP President Nitin Gadkari today termed him as a ''lawless'' minister.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"He (Khurshid) is not the Law minister but lawless minister," Gadkari told an addressing an election meeting here.<br /><br />He also blamed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not sacking the minister.<br />Khurshid had told an election meeting in Uttar Pradesh on Friday that he would continue to ensure reservation for backward Muslims even if the Election Commission "hangs" him.<br />He had earlier been censured for the same statement made on January 8 while campaigning in the state, with EC holding it as violative of the Model Code.<br /><br />On Parliament attack accused Afzal Guru, Gadkari said that despite Supreme Court's decision to hang him, the Centre was not acting.<br /><br />By not doing so, the Congress party is protecting terrorists in the country, he alleged.<br />Gadkari said that in order to secure their minority vote-bank, Congress and SP repeatedly raked up the Batla encounter issue</p>