BJP’s ‘Saugat-e-Modi’ campaign mocked on social media for Eid outreach
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Minority Morcha’s recently launched Saugat-e-Modi campaign, aimed at distributing special Eid kits to 32 lakh underprivileged Muslim families across the country, has sparked reactions online, with many mocking the initiative as an attempt at political appeasement.
The campaign, launched in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area under the guidance of BJP National President JP Nadda, aims to distribute food and clothing kits through 32,000 Minority Morcha workers in collaboration with 32,000 mosques. The initiative has been positioned as an outreach effort ahead of Eid, Good Friday, Easter, Nauruz, and other festivals, with Eid Milan celebrations also planned at the district level.
While BJP leaders, including Minority Morcha National President Jamal Siddiqui, have described the initiative as a way to promote welfare schemes among the Muslim community, social media users have taken a different view. The campaign has been met with ridicule online, with many questioning BJP’s stance on minority appeasement.
A widely shared post read, "Moye Moye for BJP IT Cell 😂😂" mocking the party’s digital outreach. Others sarcastically questioned how BJP supporters would justify the campaign. One user asked, "How will Mr Sinha, Bagree, BALA defend this appeasement politics?"—naming online figures often associated with pro-BJP narratives.
Another post highlighted the contrast between BJP’s usual rhetoric and the new initiative, stating, "BJP launches ‘Saugat-e-Modi’ campaign in Bihar to reach out to Muslims. 32 lakh Muslims will get an Eid Bonanza as part of this drive!" Some users pointed out the irony, accusing the party of adopting vote-bank politics while previously criticizing other parties for similar strategies.
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Man kills woman lecturer, sets car ablaze; dies by suicide in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): A 46-year-old man allegedly killed a woman lecturer by setting fire to the car with her inside, before dying by suicide; his severed body was found by railway police the next day, police said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Ramanjinappa, a resident of Doddaballapura, was a contract worker in the tahsildar’s office, they said.
Police said the man, who was married and had apparently separated from his wife, was in an illicit relationship with a woman identified as Saroja, whose charred body was found inside a gutted car in an isolated area near the Bashetty Industrial Area in Doddaballapura taluk on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
Saroja was also married and had a son, police said.
According to police, on Saturday, the man allegedly borrowed a car from an acquaintance, claiming he had a medical emergency and needed to visit a hospital.
Citing preliminary investigations, a senior police officer said the man picked up the lecturer from a bus stop in Devanahalli. The two spent a couple of hours driving around Nandi Hills and nearby areas.
Later, they reached a secluded spot in Doddaballapura, where it is suspected that an argument ensued inside the car, following which he allegedly hit her on the head with a hammer, the officer said.
He then set the car on fire, reportedly using petrol, and is believed to have died by suicide thereafter, police said.
Locals who saw the burning car alerted the police and fire department, who rushed to the spot, extinguished the fire, and found the woman’s body completely charred inside the vehicle, the officer added.
His severed body was found near railway tracks in Bidadi by the railway police on Sunday, he said.
The motive and whether the crime was premeditated or impulsive are under investigation, he said.
Saroja’s husband filed a complaint accusing Ramanjinappa of killing her, police said, adding that a detailed investigation is underway to establish the exact sequence of events.
