Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) speaker Shehzad Poonawalla criticised Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday for his comments regardingUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Poonawalla implicated the Congress of having an anti-Hindu and anti-Sanatan “DNA”, reported information firm ANI.
Poonawalla doubted the Congress’s position on spiritual numbers in national politics.
“This is the true philosophy and DNA of Congress which is anti-Hindu and anti-Sanatan. Therefore, Congress is now saying that those who wear `gerua` and saffron, the clothes of a sadhu should not come into politics but will they ever say this about Maulana and Maulvi? This is the same Congress that spoke about `saffron terrorism`, and `Hindu terror`…they will never say such things about other faiths, it shows how Congress hurt the Hindu faith for votes of their votebank…they consider `batoge toh katogey` as communal and vote jihad as secular,” Poonawalla informed ANI.
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The debate emerged after Kharge’s speech at a political election rally in Maharashtra onSunday Without identifying Yogi Adityanath, Kharge criticised leaders that stay in the role of sadhus have actually ended up being political leaders and some also primary preachers.
Karge additionally criticised the UP Chief Minister for current ‘& lsquo; batoge toh katoge’ & rsquo; (If we separate, we will certainly be reduced) statement, asking for Hindu unity and implicated Adityanath of spreading out disgust.
“Many leaders live in the guise of sadhus and have now become politicians. Some have even become chief ministers. They wear `gerua` clothes and have no hair on their heads…I would say to the BJP, either wear white clothes or if you are a sanyasi wear `gerua` clothes, then get out of politics. On the one hand, you wear `gerua` clothes and on the other hand, you say `batoge toh katogey`…They are spreading hatred among the people and trying to divide them…,” Kharge claimed at the ‘& lsquo;Samvidhan Bachao Sammelan & rsquo; rally.
Further Kharge additionally implicated the BJP-RSS of being a risk to the nation.
He specified, “BJP is coming up with new slogans these days. I just want to ask is there any danger in the country? If the country is in danger, it is from BJP-RSS. Because these are the people who talk about division and killing from morning to evening. We have always tried to keep the country united. Indira Gandhi ji was martyred for keeping the country united.”
The political stress and backward and forward jibes in between leaders are intensifying as Maharashtra’s Assembly political elections, arranged for November 20, approach with ballot checking on November 23.
The 288-seat competition mainly has 2 significant partnerships: the Mahayuti, made up of BJP, Ajit Pawar’& rsquo; s Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv Sena and the Maha Vikas Aghadi union, which has Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) and Shiv Sena (UBT).
(With inputs from ANI)