“In Uttar Pradesh, especially western UP, it is an election for honour. It is an election to take revenge for the insult. It an an election to teach a lesson to those who have committed injustice,” he told a meeting of community leaders two days ago.
Coming down heavily on the BJP, Surjewala said “Narendra Modi and Co” were once again laying the gameplan to replicate the Gujrat violence in 2002 all over the country.
Surjewala said that the “real manifesto” of the opposition party has come out in the open with elections approaching as Modi and Shah are resorting to unabashedly low level campaigning.
“BJP perhaps will not need a manifesto any longer. Modi and his conscience keeper Amit Shah have attempted to divide the people of the country through their hate and divisive speeches on the basis on caste and religion.
“They are only talking of cutting into pieces, killing, taking revenge and destroying. This is the real manifesto of BJP which has come to the fore when the elections are nearing,” he told reporters.
Surjewala said, “We will make a demand to the state government and election commission that a criminal is lodged against Amit Shah and Muzaffarnagar riots accused MLA Suresh Rana and they should be prevented from campaigning in any part of the country. There should be a complete ban (on them).”
He said when the country is celebrating ‘Navratra' (hindu festival), “it is witnessing a black day in the politics of the nation” with the controversial aide of Modi seeking to garner votes by stoking communal fire”.
