Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in his stark rhetoric blasted ruling Congress Government and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for practising divisive politics in the State. Addressing an election rally in Bengaluru on Sunday he came down heavily on the new found Hindutva politics of the Congress and also Hindu assertion in public by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah by saying he was also an Hindu. He spoke various issues which include beef consumption in the State.
He alleged the Congress party was using the Government as its ‘ATM’, while the development of the State had taken a beating.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking the country on a fast pace development and Karnataka has fallen behind, this is due to corrupt Congress rule. The people should ensure BJP rule both in Karnataka and in Delhi,”' he said.
Yogi accused the Congress party high command of using Karnataka Government as a source of income with so much corruption in the State.
“When the BJP was in power in the State, we had enacted a law prohibiting cow slaughter. The Congress Government, soon after coming to power, repealed that law. Now with elections approaching, Siddaramaiah has remembered that he is a Hindu,” he added. Both ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP are fighting a decisive battle to gain power in the state. Yogi blamed Congress of playing divisive politics in the name of religion and caste blamed ruling Government as responsible for the murder of 21 Hindu activists in the State.
“When BJP comes back to power under the leadership of BS Yeddyurappa post 2018 election, things will change. Congress has kept the State behind development indices for the last five years and there is a need to change,” he said.
He blamed Rahul Gandhi for taking up new Hindutva plank and blamed Congress party for opposing triple talaq Bill in the Rajya Sabha. He said “Congress which say it stands for women empowerment is opposing the triple talaq Bill in the Parliament. Why is it putting hurdles in the Rajya Sabha in passing this evil practice. If it wants to unite the society why Karnataka Government trying to divide the society on communal lines for its political ends.”
Meanwhile Chief Minister Siddaramaiah directly blamed BJP for triggering communal violence in the State. Referring to violence in coastal districts he blamed BJP and said it was a conspiracy hatched by BJP to come to power in 2018 elections.