Remarks on wealth redistribution justified, BJP to EC amid PM Modi's 'I don’t do Hindu-Muslim' clarification: Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements about the Congress Party planning to redistribute the public's wealth to Muslims. Nadda has, instead, urged the poll panel to act against the Congress party for its alleged denigration of Hinduism – India’s foundational religion, a report in the Indian Express said.
Also Read: 'Didn't mention Hindu or Muslim': PM Modi 'shocked', clarifies 'infiltrator' remark The response comes PM Modi saying during that a TV interview that he doesn't do ‘Hindu-Muslim’ as a resolve and that he was "shocked" at people interpreting his "infiltrator" remark as against Muslims. Nadda’s reply to the poll panel is in response to a notice served on him as the party president over alleged breach of the election Model Code of Conduct by PM Modi in his statements on Muslims.
The notice was served based on complaints by the Congress, the CPI, and the CPI (M-L). The complaint was about PM Modi’s speeches.
On April 21, PM Modi, during an election rally in Rajasthan’s Banswara, claimed that based on earlier statements of Congress leaders, including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the grand old party plans to redistribute people’s wealth among those who are infiltrators and who have more children, referring to Muslims. Also Read: BJP ignores EC notice, JP Nadda echoes PM Modi's remark, says ‘Congress plots to transfer SC-ST rights to Muslims’ The PM also said that the Congress manifesto said that they would take stock of the jewellery, including the Mangalsutra, of mothers and daughters and distribute it among Muslims.
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