BJP polarising with 'batenge toh katenge', 'vote jihad', 'dharmyudh' but people wise: Sachin Pilot
Sachin Pilot on Sunday slammed the BJP for terms like 'vote jihad' and 'dharmyudh' as well as the 'batenge toh katenge' slogan but asserted people are wise and will not succumb to such attempts to polarise.
Addressing a press conference, the former Rajasthan deputy chief minister also claimed the BJP had brought forward smaller parties to eat into Maha Vikas Aghadi votes but this plan would fail. Asserting that a slogan like 'batenge toh katenge' should not be uttered by someone like Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who is occupying a constitutional post, Pilot said one should instead use 'padhoge toh badhoge' (education will bring progress).
Speaking on 'vote jihad', he said, «The language used by Yogiji and Devendra Fadnavisji is unwarranted. To what extent would you do politics on the basis of religion? In Ayodhya, where Ram Temple was built, the BJP lost the Lok Sabha polls. Polarisation is happening but people are wise and understand.»
«The Election Commission should take cognisance of such remarks since votes are being sought by inciting sentiments of people. They (BJP) are using such terms like vote jihad and dharmyudh because they are scared and on the backfoot. They have failed to show their (governance) report card,» he added. The ruling alliance has failed on all fronts, be it development works, investment and slogans are being used to divert attention of people from real issues, Pilot contended.
Mocking the BJP for accusing the Congress of indulging in appeasement politics, Pilot said it
