{"id":99768,"date":"2025-04-20T21:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T16:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/bjp-mp-targets-former-ec-chief-accuses-of-aiding-bangladeshi-infiltrators-party-distances-itself-from-controversial-remarks\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T21:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T16:17:12","slug":"bjp-mp-targets-former-ec-chief-accuses-of-aiding-bangladeshi-infiltrators-party-distances-itself-from-controversial-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/bjp-mp-targets-former-ec-chief-accuses-of-aiding-bangladeshi-infiltrators-party-distances-itself-from-controversial-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"BJP MP targets former EC chief, accuses of aiding Bangladeshi infiltrators; party distances itself from controversial remarks."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent controversial statement, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey criticized former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi, labeling him a &#8216;Muslim commissioner&#8217; after Quraishi expressed concerns about the Waqf (Amendment) Act. Dubey accused Quraishi of aiding Bangladeshi infiltrators in registering as voters. This incident comes on the heels of Dubey&#8217;s contentious comments about the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of India, prompting the BJP to disassociate itself from his remarks questioning the court&#8217;s credibility. The BJP has faced criticism over Dubey&#8217;s remarks, with many calling for disciplinary action against the MP. The fallout from Dubey&#8217;s statements has raised questions about the party&#8217;s stance on sensitive issues and its commitment to upholding the integrity of democratic institutions. The controversy surrounding Dubey&#8217;s comments highlights the challenges faced by the BJP in managing internal dissent and maintaining a united front on key policy matters. As the political landscape in India continues to evolve, the party&#8217;s handling of such incidents will likely shape its public image and influence its electoral prospects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent controversial statement, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey criticized former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi, labeling him a &#8216;Muslim commissioner&#8217; after Quraishi expressed concerns about the Waqf (Amendment) Act. Dubey accused Quraishi of aiding Bangladeshi infiltrators in registering as voters. This incident comes on the heels of Dubey&#8217;s contentious comments about the Supreme [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":99769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120458929imgsize-646434-1.jpg",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120458929imgsize-646434-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120458929imgsize-646434-1-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120458929imgsize-646434-1-768x432.jpg",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120458929imgsize-646434-1-1024x576.jpg",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120458929imgsize-646434-1.jpg",1280,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120458929imgsize-646434-1.jpg",1280,720,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/author\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/category\/just-in\/\" rel=\"category tag\">JUST IN<\/a>","tag_info":"JUST IN","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99768"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}