BJP ignores EC warning! JP Nadda echoes PM Modi's remark, says ‘Congress plots to transfer SC-ST rights to Muslims’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments on Muslims, Nadda once again accused the Congress and INDI alliance of having a hidden agenda. Also Read: Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting Live He alleged that they plan to take away the rights of lower-caste groups (SC, ST, and OBC) and give them to Muslims.
In a post on X in Hindi, Nadda said, “The hidden agenda of the Congress and INDI alliance is to snatch the rights of SC, ST and OBC and give it to Muslims. Congress says that Muslims have the first right on the country's resources, whereas Prime Minister Modi says that the poor have the first right on the resources.
Congress hates SC, ST and OBC and appeasement is clearly visible in their manifesto too." Nadda referred to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 2006 statement that minorities, particularly Muslims, have the primary claim on the country's resources. He also noted that Singh made similar remarks in April 2009.
Also Read: PM Modi lauds Manmohan Singh in Rajya Sabha during farewell of retiring members: ‘Will always be remembered for…’ In response, the Congress accused the BJP of selectively citing Singh's words and claimed that the ruling party is spreading misinformation and promoting communal divisions to polarize voters during the ongoing elections, due to insufficient public support. “He categorically stated that he stood by his earlier assertion that Muslims should have first right when it comes to resources," BJP wrote on X.
Nadda's statements came just one day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) sent a notice to the BJP leader following remarks made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had asserted that the opposition aimed to redistribute the public's wealth to Muslims. Also Read: 'Nafrat ke ghode
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