EC unlikely to press against Khurshid after his regret letter

Khurshid said,he “bows to the wisdom of EC” and regretted his remarks that were seen by the poll body as “defiance” and “contemptuous” of the constitutional body.

Taking cognisance of his regret letter,the Election Commission appears to be of the view that the matter should be put to an end after he promised not to create such a

situation in future,sources said.

However,the three-member commission is still in the process of internal confabulations and has not taken any decision yet.

“The commission has been busy with other important things…. It will decide on it in due course of time,” Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi said after a meeting of the commission this morning.

Khurshid,who was asked about the controversy in Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh,said “This chapter is closed now.”

The EC had on last Saturday taken strong objection to his comments that he would continue to speak on nine per cent sub-quota for minorities even if the poll body “hangs me”. It had written to the President to seek her “immediate and decisive” intervention to uphold the constitutional body’s authority.