NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath drew parallels between the Samajwadi Party and the Muslim League, an organisation founded in Aligarh in 1906, and said that both of them do the same work of dividing the society on a communal basis.
"The Muslim League which laid the foundation of the partition of India in 1906 was established in Aligarh itself...Aligarh did not let them do so, but their intentions of dividing the society on a communal basis were successful...The same work that the Muslim League was doing at that time is now being done by the Samajwadi Party...their intentions should not be allowed to succeed," ANI quoted Yogi Adityanath saying in public gathering in Aligarh.
The statement by UP CM Yogi is expected to create political tension, considering the historical significance of the Muslim League in India's partition. The Samajwadi Party has yet to issue a response to these accusations.
The chief minister criticised both Congress and Samajwadi Party, stating that their governance failed to protect daughters and businessmen. He highlighted the BJP's double-engine government's achievements, particularly mentioning the Ayodhya Ram Mandir construction.
He stated, "I want to ask Congress and the Samajwadi Party who always discriminated and looted the jobs meant to be provided to the youth. They used to loot poor people for their rights. Daughters and businessmen were not safe. It took 500 years to get Ayodhya Ram Mandir. Only BJP's double-engine government could do it."
The Chief Minister stressed the importance of unity for security. "Earlier we had to face insult in Ayodhya because we got divided. We had to face insults in Mathura and Kashi because we got divided. Batenge toh katenge, (we will get cut if we get divided) Ek rahenge, safe rahenge (We will remain safe if we stay united). I guarantee you all on development and security."
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut endorsed CM Yogi Adityanath's slogan "Batenge to Katenge," interpreting it as a unity message. She stated, "This is a call for unity. We have been taught since childhood that unity is strength. If we are together, we are safe and if we get divided, we will be cut...Our party is a Sanatani party. Our party even wants to take PoK together and the opposition's conspiracy to divide is being unsuccessful..."
This political discourse occurs before the upcoming bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, scheduled for November 20, with results to be announced on November 23, where the BJP aims to strengthen its position across nine constituencies.