Exodus of people from Kairana is set to become a poll issue with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) deciding to hold meetings in west UP highlighting how Hindus were forced to flee because of machination of criminals enjoying the patronage of ruling party leaders.
“Kairana is not a small or isolated issue. Please do not see it from the political angle. It has a massive social ramification. Realise how people were forced to flee from their hearth because of ‘rangdaari’ demanded by criminals. People were targeted because of their religion,” BJP MP from Kairana Hukum Singh told The Pioneer.
The MP stressed that Kairana was not an isolated case. “There are many Kairanas in west UP. Criminal elements enjoying political patronage are forcing traders to move out or face the music. Go to Bijnore, Meerut, Saharanpur Hapur and you will see many houses locked with a wall painting saying the house was up for sale,” he said.
“This will definitely be a poll issue. BJP will go to people telling them that only we can protect them from criminal elements. The BJP will ensure that traders can carry out business without fear,” Singh said.