Counter-attacking the divisive and communal barb, the BJP on Monday said that the Congress was the ‘biggest communal party’ because it was responsible for the Partition of India and the Bhagalpur riots.
“The Congress is trying to frighten Muslims in the name of Narendra Modi and calling the BJP communal and divisive... But the truth is that the Congress is the biggest communal party which facilitated the Partition of the country,” BJP president Rajnath Singh said in an election meeting at Kahalgaon while promoting Shahnawaz Hussain.
“Jab Gujarat nahi bata to desh kaise batega (when Gujarat was not divided during the Modi regime how will the country will be divided)IJ” he asked in the Muslim-dominated Bhagalpur lS seat that will go to the polls on April 24.
Making a strong defence of Narendra Modi, Singh said Muslims had the highest per capita income in Gujarat compared to other States.“Hindus and Muslims live in harmony in Gujarat. Muslims vote for Modi in a large chunk and will do the same in Varanasi this time,” he said.Shahnawaz Hussain also appealed to Muslims not to fall into the trap of Congress and other “so called” secular parties who were trying to gain their votes in the name of 2002 Gujarat riots.
“Congress, before accusing the BJP of riots in Gujarat, shall first tell us about 1989 Bhagalpur communal strife that resulted in the death of thousands of Muslims,” Hussain said.The BJP president also hit back at Congress for accusing the BJP of spending over `10,000 crore on publicity in the current elections.