Rubbishes remark by Azad that number of Hindu candidates inviting him for campaigning has reduced drastically
Hitting out at the Congress, the BJP on Thursday accused the Opposition party of demeaning and demoralising Hindus and rubbished the reported remark by its leader Ghulam Nabi Azad that the number of Hindu candidates inviting him for campaigning has reduced drastically.
Azad reportedly made the comments at an event of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in Lucknow on Wednesday, apparently to criticise the political climate under the BJP-led Government.
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said the falling stock of the Congress was the reason for fewer Hindu candidates inviting the Congress leader. He accused the Congress of demeaning and demoralising the Hindus. Patra also demanded a response from Congress president Rahul Gandhi saying the Congress will never use such remarks to refer to any other community.
"These are not ordinary words. It is an abuse for the country's secular fabric and Hindus. It is yet another attempt by the Congress to demean and demoralise Hindus," Patra said.
He also rejected Azad's allegation that the BJP is defaming the AMU and targeting Kashmiri students, saying if prayer meetings are held for terrorists then it will be condemned.
Three Kashmiri students of the AMU were suspended and booked for sedition last week for allegedly raising "anti-India" slogans and trying to hold a prayer meeting for Hizbul Mujahideen commander Manan Bashir Wani, who was killed in an encounter in north Kashmir.
The varsity revoked the suspension of two students on Tuesday. Patra said Azad had earlier claimed that the Army kills more civilians in Kashmir than terrorists.
It seems he wants to campaign in Pakistan, the BJP spokesperson said. He accused the Opposition party of conspiring against Hindus and said its leaders have used terms like "Hindu Taliban", "Hindu Pakistan" and "Hindu terrorists" in the past.
He even alleged that Congress was carrying out advertisement in Pakistan to oust the Modi-Government and wondered as to what was the need for doing so in the neibhouring country.
The BJP has been alleging that the Congress has teamed up with elements in Pakistan to remove Modi from the power.
Patra flashed copies of a Facebook page which shows an advertisement of the opposition party calling for "Desh bachao, Modi hatao" (Save country, remove Modi), with Pakistan being highlighted as the location.