BJP criticises Tejashwi Yadav for ‘racist’ remarks on Himanta Sarma
The Rashtriya Janata Dal leader called the Assam chief minister ‘Chinese version of Yogi’ after the state Assembly scrapped namaz break for Muslim legislators.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party has criticised Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav for his alleged “racist” remarks against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
On Saturday, Yadav said Sarma was the "Chinese version of Yogi", in reference to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath, after the Assam Assembly abolished the rule that allowed Muslim members to take a two-hour break to offer namaz on Fridays.
“In an attempt to gain cheap popularity…the chief minister of Assam deliberately keeps doing acts that harass Muslims,” said Yadav. “The people of BJP have made Muslim brothers a soft target to spread hatred, attract the attention of [Prime Minister Narendra] Modi-[Union Home Minister Amit] Shah and polarize the society.”
He added: “People of all religions, except RSS [Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh], have a hand in the independence of the country. Our Muslim brothers have made sacrifices in getting the country freedom and as long as we are here, no one can harm them.”
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindutva group, is the parent organisation of the BJP.
Speaking with ANI later, Bihar’s former deputy chief minister also said that while Adityanath was “using bulldozers”, the Assam chief minister was “stopping namaz”. “The country belongs to everyone,” said Yadav.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal leader was referring to civic authorities in...
