Those who avoid saying ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ and ‘Vande Mataram’ do not have the right to be in politics, Singh claimed. (Representational)
AROUND A month after claiming that India would become a Hindu nation by 2024, the BJP MLA from Bairia in UP, Surendra Singh, has said that those who desist from saying ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ are Pakistanis.
Addressing a rally of farmers in Ballia’s Ratsad on Sunday, Singh said: “Dr Kalam ke iman ko salam kisne kiya? BJP ne kiya… Lekin haan, mai keh raha hun, mai unhe Pakistani zaroor kehta hun jo bhare Vidhan Sabha mein ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ nahi bolte… aise hi logon ko Pakistani kehtaa hun jo mere logon ko goli marte hain… aise logon ko hum Pakistani kehte hai jo ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ bolne se katrate gain. (Who had saluted A P J Abdul Kalam’s faith? BJP did… But yes, I definitely call them Pakistanis who do not say ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ in the Vidhan Sabha… I call them Pakistanis who shoot my people… I call them Pakistanis who desist from saying ‘Bharat mata ki jai’).”
He added: “Is dharti pe paida hone ke baad, iska ann, phal, doodh khane ke baad bhi usko maa ke shreni mein nahi maanta hai, toh uski rashtra bhakti sandigd hai… aise lok vastavik mein nahi rehne chahiye, is desh mein nahi rehne chahiye. Bangladesh aur Pakistan ke prati shradhha rakhne wale log, jo Bharat mata se prem nahi kartein hain, woh Bharat chhor ke chale jayein (Despite taking birth in this land, and enjoying its resources… if somebody does not accord it the status of mother, then his patriotism is questionable… Such people should not stay in this country. Those who love and respect Bangladesh and Pakistan… do not love India, they should leave).”
Those who avoid saying ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ and ‘Vande Mataram’ do not have the right to be in politics, Singh claimed.
When contacted, Singh said: “I did not mean to say this about any particular community. Anyone — be it Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs or Christians, who has a problem in saying ‘Bharat mata ki jai’, in my opinion, is Pakistani by nature. There are so many Muslim brothers who are patriotic, like Abdul Kalamji, who the BJP salutes. But those who behave like butchers will be treated in a violent manner.”
“My statement was in response to the UP MLAs and politicians who refuse to say ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ and have been demanding that Indian Muslims should not be branded as Pakistanis. Those who don’t obey our Constitution should stay out of Indian politics,” he added.
At the meeting in Ratsad on Sunday, Singh also spoke on illegal mining, advising people “to beat up and abuse police personnel” if they are stopped from taking sand for personal use.
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- Feb 27, 2018 at 7:14 am"those who behave like butchers will be treated in a violent manner"........So then, what's the difference between these two parties? Both are butchers nonetheless. The numbskulls and rebel rousers indulging in this vicarious act of pseudo-nationalism fail to see that the chant of "Bharat mata ki jai" is uncons utional and not part of any patriotic duty. In fact, all those who are trying to force this un-cons utional folly should be tried for sedition, xenophobia and racism, and these very people who spew hate, must be sent to exile. The MLA should be sacked for uncons utional activity and the CM of UP and the PM must be summoned to court for this party-based and party-supported largesse.Reply
- Feb 27, 2018 at 6:51 amSure , well said, and those who do not swindle the nation when in power are not Indians.Reply
- Feb 27, 2018 at 6:31 amGood that Bharatwasis are demanding patriotism as a necessity.( after 70 years, better late than never!) One had got totally sick of endless parade of cutbulla politicians, who boldly screamed they are Muslims first and anything else later. One important representative of one "sickular" party even went to the extent to give a speech saying that "will not allow anything to touch Islam, even if the country is broken into pieces". Surprisingly, he was not punished in any court of law, and yet appears on TV channels. That is just how sickening this entire narrative of being a nationalist is!Reply
- Feb 27, 2018 at 8:14 amChaddi spotted, only saying Bharat mata ki do not give you certificate for nationality it is your conduct towards nation as a human, how can you explain to gobar eating and cow drinker about noble citizenshipReply
