GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has reacted to the notice served by the election commission for delivering a speech in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, which the EC “found to be prima facie violative”.

The election commission served the notice to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma based on a complaint filed by the Congress party.

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“Congress has withheld the material information from the Honโ€™ble Election Commission that Mohammed Akbar is their candidate from Kawardha Constituency,” said Sarma

He added: “Therefore legitimate criticism of a candidate does not amount to communal politics.”

“Congress will have to face the legal consequence of not revealing this crucial fact in their representation. I have full faith in the collection wisdom of the Honโ€™ble Election Commission,” he further said.

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In his speech, Sarma said, โ€œIf one Akbar comes to some place, he calls 100 Akbars. So, send him off as soon as possible, otherwise the land of Mata Kaushalya will get defiled.โ€

The ECI has asked Sarma to respond to the notice by 5 p.m. on October 30.

If found guilty, Sarma could be barred from campaigning for the BJP in Chhattisgarh.