Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav on Sunday lashed out at the BJP over lynching of a man in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh, saying that incidents of communal violence have witnessed a rise ever since the latter was in the saddle at the Centre.
“Since the present Government came to power, the incidents of communal riots are increasing due to their ideology which is not in consonance with the Constitution that provides a secular society. The lynching of Mohammad Ikhlaq in Dadri over rumours that he ate beef was horrible and deplorable,” he said in a statement.
“Who were those people who attacked that poor Muslim except Hindu fundamentalistsIJ Can our country progress if such communal violence happens every now and thenIJ” he sought to ask.
Yadav also criticised the BJP over its two-wheeler (scooty) and laptop promise to meritorious students in Bihar if voted to power in the upcoming Assembly polls, saying it was a “mockery” of democracy. The JDU leader said the BJP had opposed such freebies when other parties did it in other States. He wondered if the freebies offered by the BJP would fill the empty stomach of the people of the State
Yadav said the grand alliance of RJD-JD(U)-Congress was in a very strong position adding that and rival parties would suffer defeat in the ensuing polls. The election results would be out on November 8.