“I am not asking for votes in the name of Hindu or Muslim. Only those who have faith in Indian nationalism should vote for me. I have visited several Muslim-dominated constituencies like Domariaganj and got good response,” he said.
“We will provide security and development to all but we expect that no community should consider itself above law and the Constitution,” he added.
Adityanath also rejected the allegations of promoting communal politics and blamed Congress for labelling Hindu leaders communal.
“There has been a trend in our country since 1947 to neglect our cultural ideology. Those who talk about Hindutva are called communal and humiliated, but Hinduism is not a religion or method of worship but it is a symbol of our nationalism,” he claimed.
On the issue of performance of other parties in Uttar Pradesh, he claimed that the ruling Samajwadi Party will be wiped out in this election.