‘Will they ever say this about maulana, maulvi?’: BJP’s Poonawalla on Kharge’s ‘Sadhu’ remarks

NEW DELHI: Coming down hard on Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over his remarks about Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Monday said that it is the ‘DNA’ of Congress is anti-Hindu and anti-Sanatan.

Poonawalla also questioned the Congress over Kharge’s remarks on sadhus. “This is the true philosophy and DNA of Congress, which is anti-Hindu and anti-Sanatan. Therefore, Congress is now saying that those who wear ‘gerua’ and saffron, the clothes of a sadhu, should not come into politics, but will they ever say this about a maulana and maulvi? This is the same Congress that spoke about ‘saffron terrorism’, and ‘Hindu terror’…they will never say such things about other faiths, it shows how Congress hurts the Hindu faith for votes of their votebank…they consider ‘batoge toh katogey’ as communal and vote jihad as secular”, the BJP spokesperson said.

#WATCH | On Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s statement, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla says, ” This is the true philosophy and DNA of Congress which is anti-Hindu and anti-Sanatan. Therefore, Congress is now saying that those who wear ‘gerua’ and saffron, the clothes of a… https://t.co/O0VfA41gWZ pic.twitter.com/6gAMcem9d5

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On Sunday, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge, while speaking at an election rally in Maharashtra, took a jibe at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath without taking his name and said that many of the leaders live in the guise of sadhus and have now become politicians and some have even become chief minister as well.

Speaking at the Samvidhan Bachao Sammelan’, the Congress president also slammed Adityanath for his recent ‘batoge toh katogey’ (If we divide, we will be cut), a slogan calling for Hindu unity, and accused him (Yogi) of spreading hatred.

“Many leaders live in the guise of sadhus and have now become politicians. Some have even become chief ministers. They wear ‘gerua’ clothes and have no hair on their heads…I would say to the BJP, either wear white clothes or if you are a sanyasi wear ‘gerua’ clothes, then get out of politics. On the one hand, you wear ‘gerua’ clothes and on the other hand, you say ‘batoge toh katogey’…They are spreading hatred among the people and trying to divide them…”, Kharge said.

Further, coming down on the BJP, Kharge said, “BJP is coming up with new slogans these days. I just want to ask is there any danger in the country? If the country is in danger, it is from BJP-RSS. Because these are the people who talk about division and killing from morning to evening. We have always tried to keep the country united. Indira Gandhi ji was martyred for keeping the country united”.

Maharashtra polls are scheduled for November 20 and counting will be held on November 23. As the elections for the 288 seats in the Assembly approach closer, the political battle between the two major alliances, the Mahayuti and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), intensifies. (ANI)