India, April 20 -- BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Sunday launched an attack on former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi, calling him a "Muslim commissioner" rather than an election commissioner. This came a day after Dubey stirred controversy with his remarks targeting the Chief Justice of India and the Supreme Court, and his criticism of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which Quraishi had earlier described as a "sinister and evil plan of the government to grab Muslim lands".

Quraishi, who previously served as the CEC of India, had posted on X on April 17. "Wakf Act is undoubtedly a blatantly sinister evil plan of the govt to grab Muslim lands. I'm sure SC will call it out. Misinformation by the mischievous propaganda machine has done its job...