Politicians who cause rift over religion should be set on fire: UP minister OP Rajbhar

AGRA: President of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president OP Rajbhar, who is also a minister in the UP government, has said that people should burn politicians who try to provoke them and create violence on the basis of religion.

Rajbhar, who was speaking in Aligarh on Sunday, said that no politician had died in the Hindu-Muslim violence during 72 years of Independence and it’s only the people who suffer. “Don’t you understand why politicians don’t die? They just make people fight for their vested interests,” he said.

He further said that politicians have always tried to create a wedge between Hindus and Muslims for their political interests. "It is time politicians started thinking as per the Constitution of India for all Indians," he said.

He advised the public not to fight over the construction of temple as it can be only constructed after the Supreme Court decision or if a mutual understanding is reached by the two parties. “If you want to fight, then fight for your child’s education, job etc,” he said, adding that these are larger issues than fighting for temples.

He also announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh to any person, who can identify the caste of “Insan” (human). He said, “Caste division and hatred are created by leaders for their self interest and you have to understand this."