Kiren Rijiju criticises Congress, issues 'warning' to Muslims
New Delhi: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has hit out on the Congress party and accused them of dividing Hindus and appeasing Muslims for electoral gains. Rijiju, who serves as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, alleged that the Congress party uses Muslims as a vote bank.
Sharing a clip of his interview with news agency IANS on X on Sunday, the Union Minister for Minority Affairs wrote, “My warning to the Muslims: Do not become the vote bank of the Congress. My warning to Hindus and others: Do not become the victims of divide and rule policies of the Congress Party.”
“During elections, the Congress says its 15 per cent vote share (Muslim) is reserved. This reflects the mindset of the party. It's quite well known that the Congress views Muslims as its vote bank. That's a huge loss for the Muslims,” Rijiju remarked.
He said the Congress believes that Muslims will always vote for it. "How can the Muslim community develop amid such a thought process?” he questioned.
Additionally, he took a dig at Rahul Gandhi, stating that the Congress leader lacks understanding of the challenges faced by Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes. “Rahul Gandhi does not even know the ABCD about the problems and issues faced by the people belonging to the SC, ST and OBCs. Yet, he keeps talking about SC, ST, and OBCs all the time,” alleged Rijiju.
My warning to the Muslims: Do not become vote bank of the Congress!
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) October 6, 2024
My warning to Hindus & others: Do not become the victims of divide & rule Policies of the Congress Party. pic.twitter.com/hOL345qdYx
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Social media campaigns, flexboards won't decide who will be Kerala CM: Chennithala
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, a CM hopeful, on Wednesday said that social media campaigns and putting up of flexboards wiill not be the deciding factors for selecting the chief minister of Kerala.
Chennithala made the remark in response to reporters queries in Delhi on the intense social media campaign in favour of V D Satheesan as CM on the ground that he led the UDF poll campaign from the front.
"Who should be CM is not decided based on social media campaigns or the flexboards put up by the supporters. It is decided by the high command in accordance with the procedure already in place.
"As part of that two party observers will reach Kerala by evening and they will speak to all the MLAs. After that, the party high command will take a decision," the senior Congress leader said.
He said that the high command will take the decision based on party interests and everyone will accept it.
Chennithala also rejected queries about whether the alleged contest within the party for the CM post will create any displeasure among the voters.
"There will be no displeasure among voters as there is no contest," he contended.
On whether there was a delay in announcing the CM for Kerala, Chennithala said that the chief minister has not been selected in the other state where polls were held.
"So, can it be said that there is a delay in the case of Kerala?" he asked.
He said that he was in Delhi for a meeting with Rahul Gandhi regarding finalisation of the DCC presidents in Maharashtra.
