Chikmagaluru, May 5: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and former chief minister Jammu and Kashmir Gulam Nabi Azad said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has been doing his politics by dividing the religious fabric and harmonious tradition of the country, is really an alien.

Addressing an election rally in the city on Saturday, Azad said that the country is known for its special communal harmony between Hindus and Muslims and tradition. Here there is no discrimination between people. There was no tradition in the country to ask votes on the basis of religions. Unfortunately, Modi does not have knowledge about this. As a result, he has been wiping out this tradition, he lashed.

The country has seen a number of prime ministers. Atal Bihari Vajpayee of BJP had also ruled the country. But there was no blow for communal and social harmony in the country. Vajpayee did not try to create rift among people. But the country has never seen a prime minister like Modi. He has been seeking votes placing the religion ahead and thus, tried to damage the unity between Hindus and Muslims.  He might have from another planet, he said.

During Indira Gandhi period, he was given a ticket for Lok Sabha election from a constituency in Maharashtra where the number of Muslims was just 5 per cent. He did not have any clarity on the constituency. But the people who campaigned in favour of him were Hindus. Interestingly, his opponent was also a Hindu candidate. But though he was a Muslim, he was elected by a margin of 2.50 lakh votes and those Hindu voters did not consider religion as a criteria to elect a person. It is the culture and tradition of this country. Because of this reason, the country was being respected across the globe. But the alien prime minister has disturbed the communal harmony in the country. He was doing the same thing even in Karnataka. If the Hindus and Muslims are not united, it is impossible to develop the country, he said.

Earlier, former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, his sons and Yeddyurappa were the opponents for Congress in Karnataka. Now, Modi is the opponent. Along with Modi, the Congress has to face his money, corruption and some paid media. The Congress which believed in secular ideologies has been doing its politics on the basis of the Constitution, he said and hoped that people of Karnataka would not believe Modi so easily. 

 

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Nagpur, Jan 11: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said his party will contest the upcoming elections to the various local bodies alone.

Talking to reporters, the Rajya Sabha MP said the INDIA bloc and Maha Vikas Aghadi alliances were for the Lok Sabha and assembly polls.

"In an alliance, workers of individual parties don't get opportunities, and it hampers organisational growth. We will contest polls to the Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur and other municipal corporations, zilla parishads and panchayats on our strength," he said.

He said party chief Uddhav Thackeray gave the party indications that it should go alone.

Hitting out at Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar for indulging in a blame game over the MVA's defeat in the state assembly, Raut said those who don't believe in consensus and compromise have no right to be in an alliance.

He further claimed that the INDIA bloc did not hold a single meeting after the Lok Sabha elections.

"We were not able to appoint even a convenor for INDIA bloc. It isn't good. As the largest party of the alliance, it was the Congress's responsibility to convene a meeting," the Sena (UBT) leader said.

Reacting to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's remark that he has never mentioned farm loan waivers in his speeches, Raut said, "Even if he hasn't spoken about it. Farm loan waiver and Rs 2,100 for Laadki Bahin beneficiaries are mentioned in the BJP's poll manifesto. These two promises have to be implemented. He is the finance minister in the BJP government, and he will have to do it."

To a query on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks during his first podcast that he is human and can make mistakes, Raut said, "He (Modi) is god. I don't consider him a human. God is god. If someone declares him an incarnation of god, how can he be a human? He is the 13th avatar of Vishnu. If someone who has been considered god says he is human, something is wrong. There is chemical 'locha'."