Statement of Shri Pawan Khera, Chairman, Media & Publicity (Communications Dept): No citizen in Uttar Pradesh is “SAFE” under CM Adityanath, who gave the reprehensible slogan of “Batenge toh Katenge”. This is evident by the highly deplorable incidents of Sambhal today. The videos of direct firing on protesters in Sambhal depict the horrifying result of a well-planned conspiracy by CM Adityanath and the BJP-RSS. Western Uttar Pradesh, which has been a symbol of goodwill and harmony for years, has today witnessed three people killed and many injured under a well-planned conspiracy. We say with full responsibility that the Adityanath administration is squarely responsible for killing innocents and only the BJP-RSS is guilty of setting fire to the peace and harmony of Sambhal. Modi-Yogi ‘double assault’ governments, which consider the minority community as second-class citizens, hurriedly got a petition filed in court. It is public knowledge that the court ordered an immediate survey without hearing the other side.

Adityanath’s administration, once again, has shown a blatant disregard for communal harmony. In this entire matter, the BJP neither wanted the survey to proceed nor to stop it; its sole objective was to destroy harmony. No action was taken against the rioters who accompanied the survey team. This makes it clear that after the by-elections in the state, the Yogi government has further intensified the politics of violence and hatred. Questions are being raised about the role of the police and the administration, because many innocent people have lost their lives in this violence, and more than two dozen people have been injured. Inciting communal hatred and driving a wedge between two communities - is the DNA of BJP-RSS!

On one hand, there is an empty slogan of “Ek Hai Toh SAFE Hain” - on the other hand, they divide communities! On one hand, there is lie of “Sabka Saath- Sabka Vishwas” that has been going on for a decade, on the other hand, the minority community is constantly being targeted in Uttar Pradesh.

In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP government is destroying communal harmony and brotherhood for political gains, which is highly condemnable and objectionable. We appeal to the BJP to prioritize the nation’s interests over their political ambitions. We want to ask Prime Minister Modi and Chief Minister Adityanath whether they will follow the statement of their own Mohan Bhagwat ji in June 2022 (even if it is pretentious!) in which he said that “History is something that we cannot change. Neither today’s Hindus nor today’s Muslims made it, it happened at that time.... Why see Shivling in every mosque?.... Now we do not have to do any agitation..”?

Neither Modi ji, nor Chief Minister Adityanath nor Mohan Bhagwat ji have the answer to this! Our leader Shri Rahul Gandhi ji has been continuously and stridently talked about “Nafrat Ke Bazaar Mein Mohabbat Ki Dukaan”. In such a situation, an appeal is made to the people of Sambhal to recognise the politics of hatred, maintain mutual unity, amity and harmony, and take steps to protect their rights in a legal manner. Sunday, November 24, 2024