Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. PTI file photo
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and the ruling BJP in the state have gone on an offensive against the Congress on the Kerala incident where a cow was slaughtered by the Youth Congress workers.
The chief minister took a dig at the Congress by tweeting late on Monday night. “By slaughtering a cow in Kerala, Congress has shown its true face. ‘Vinaash Kaale Viprit Buddhi’ (One loses mind when the end is near). Congress now is a sinking ship.”
He followed it up with another tweet, “Gujarat Congress must answer on cow slaughter by Congress in Kerala.”
The BJP has been facing protests from several communities, including the Patels, Dalits and the OBCs, on multiple issues. While it is believed to be working hard to woo several communities into its fold, raising the issue of cow slaughter could help it corner any opposition in the state.
The chief minister’s statements on social media were followed up by a protest video that began circulating on multiple social media platforms. The video announces that the people of Gujarat will not forgive the Congress (in the upcoming Assembly polls) for the “sin” committed in Kerala.
The video also uses the Congress’ election symbol, hand, with a “no entry” sign embossed on it.
The video begins with a quote from Mahatma Gandhi, “Protecting cows would protect the human race too”. The 88-second video moves on to show what it calls were “misdeeds” of “other Gandhi” and link the Kerala incident to Rahul Gandhi. “Gandhi as a surname, but action like butcher”, says the audio juxtaposing pictures of Rahul and Congress workers seen in the cow slaughter video from Kerala.