Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Saturday condemned the recent statement of a BJP functionary wherein he had “outrageously” asked voters to cast their ballot in favor of PM Modi if they wanted to destroy Muslims, saying that such horrible assertion is reflective of BJP’s “aversion for Muslims.”
In a statement, the party’s provincial spokesperson ImranNabi Dar while condemning the BJP statement said that what is alarming here isthe fact that PM Modi, cabinet ministers and BJP functionaries haven’t censuredthe person for his hateful statement against Muslims.
“We are hearing thiskind of intimidation in broad day light by a BJP functionary addressing apublic gathering in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. The person had sordidly vowed to destroy the breed of Muslims and notjust that, he has said that the party will bring machines from China to shaveMuslims and convert them to Hinduism. Why is PM mute on this issue? This doesnot behoove his political denomination.”
Imran said that having been failed to deliver on thepromises made by it, BJP is again resorting to hate mongering and fanning ofcommunal passions. “Such distasteful communal election time rhetoric istailored to fan communal passions and polarize the people in the run up toelections. The sheer naïve attitude of PM and other high rung leaders of BJPover this issue reveal that divisiveness and polarization is the social and theaccepted policy within BJP. Every sane voice in India should come forward anddismiss this sort of campaign rhetoric. However this should act as an eyeopener to the people of country while they make their choices for the kind ofgovernment they want to have for next five years. We have had enough of this.Our party too is spearheading the campaign against such divisive agenda of BJPand its cronies in our state with the active support of people.”
Imran said that it is not just hateful rhetoric mongeringthat was on rise now, but “We are seeing how barefacedly the BJP is givingmandate to such people as have been involved in various communalactivities.”
“All this explicitly reveals the fact how exceedinglycommunal BJP is to its core. People of the country are affront with this kindof filthy politics, the country is beseeching for change. We in our state arefighting BJP and its cronies. So far, people have rejected BJP and its croniesin Baramulla and Srinagar parliamentary polls; the people of Anantnag are alsoall set to trounce their divisive agenda as wel,” he said.
Imran said that PM has nothing to answer on the promises hemade during his 2014 election campaign. “People have been deceived by BJP, theywant answers from them. People want to know what happened to the promise of 2crore jobs and sleuth of promises made by PM Modi in his campaign. Peopleacross the country have taken it upon themselves to show them the door. We inour state have been the worst sufferers of BJPs anti-Muslim disposition.”