The Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi lambasted Congress for trying to communalise the country fearing its defeat is certain in the national elections. The meeting of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi with the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Ahmed Bukhari on Wednesday is an evidence of such efforts, Modi alleged while addressing a rally in support of BJP candidate General (retired) VK Singh at Ghaziabad on Thursday. He also addressed a rally at Gurgaon the same day.
Modi was unrelenting in his criticism and blamed the UPA Government for trying to communalise since last year when the Defence Minister attempted to conduct a census of the Indian Army’s strength on caste and community wise. “Thanks to the Army officers who refused to abide by such unconstitutional efforts and maintained the patriotic character of the Armed Forces,” Modi said.
Speaking at the public meeting, the BJP’s PM candidate paid tribute to the former chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw on his 100th birth day falling on April 3. He said it is the coincidental that he had come to appeal the voters for the victory of the former chief of the Army Staff General VK Singh on Field Marshal Manekshaw’s 100th birth anniversary who belonged to the micro minority of Parsi community.
“Till now the Congress party has been dividing the country in the name of caste and community. Their ruling mantra is to divide and rule but now they have realised that their divisive trick is not going to work. Therefore, the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi came out in the open to seek the support of the Muslims with the help of Muslim clerics,” Modi said, while attacking directly Congress president.
“Whenever I talk about the development they say talk about secularism, whenever I talk about the farmers issue they say talk about secularism, whenever I talk about the welfare of farmers they say talk about secularism. They never realised that one day a tea seller would come and ask the total account. So they are worried that they would not be able to fool the masses for long so they are trying to communalise the atmosphere of the country. It is their last and desperate attempt to retain power by hook or by crook,” said Modi.
“Now 24 hours have passed after the meeting. I appeal to the Election Commission of India to take a suo motu cognisance on Sonia’s appeal to the Imam to polarise the Muslim votes and initiate a legal action,” added Modi.
The BJP leader further said the Congress has befooled the youth announcing 10 crore jobs in 2009, they are trying to again con the youth by promising 10 job in the present manifesto. “They have developed their skill in beguiling the masses by false promises,” he said.
On this occasion the former IAS officer of UP cadre Dr BP Neelratan joined BJP. Ramesh Chand Tomar the congress candidate from Noida, who joined BJP, announced his full support for the BJP candidate.