Bengaluru: With Lord Hanuman taking center-stage in poll-bound Karnataka, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday got here down closely on the ruling BJP and the primary opposition occasion Congress for looking for votes on the idea of majority faith. The AIMIM Hyderabad MP took to Twitter and tweeted, “Congress and BJP are openly demanding votes on the basis of the majority religion in Karnataka.”
Training his weapons on the Congress occasion, Owaisi additionally requested will the grand previous occasion promise to reconstruct the dargah in Hubli which was demolished? He additionally accused Congress of surrendering earlier than the ruling BJP so as to win the essential polls.
“Will Congress promise reconstruction of demolished dargah in Hubli? It has surrendered on its ideological battle with BJP. Will Modi be ok if I asked people to raise TAKBIR? The skies would fall.”
Congress & BJP are overtly demanding votes on the idea of majority faith.
Will Congress promise reconstruction of demolished dargah in Hubli? It has surrendered on its ideological battle with BJP. Will Modi be okay if I requested folks to boost TAKBIR? The skies would fall pic.twitter.com/11eyGZvp8Z
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) May 4, 2023
It could also be famous that the Congress went on the defensive on Thursday and promised to assemble and renovate Hanuman temples throughout the state, after outraged pro-Hindu outfits vented their anger over the occasion’s promise to ban outfits like Bajrang Dal in its manifesto two days in the past.
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi likened the promised ban on Bajrang Dal to locking up Hanuman and his devotees, former deputy chief minister Okay S Eshwarappa burnt the Congress manifesto, and Bajrang Dal activists tore the Congress doc, hit it with slippers and held rallies in a number of components of the state demonstrating their protest.
Hindutva outfits have additionally determined to chant Hanuman Chalisa, the 40 couplets authored by sixteenth Century saint-poet Goswami Tulsidas in Awadhi, a dialect of Hindi.
With feelings operating excessive, Congress felt the warmth. All the problems round which the grand previous occasion wished to struggle the May 10 meeting elections have been placed on the again burner as occasion state president D Okay Shivakumar in injury management mode took up a temple run.
At Chamundi Hill in Mysuru after paying obeisance to Goddess Chamundeshwari, the Goddess of Mysuru, in addition to Anjaneya, Shivakumar promised to both construct extra Hanuman temples or renovate the present ones all around the state.
“The temples of Lord Rama’s escort Anjaneya (Hanuman) are everywhere. We have constructed Anjaneya temples and we too are his devotees, especially we Kannadigas in this state where there is evidence to show that Anjaneya was born here,” Shivakumar, who’s contesting the election from Kanakapura constituency in Ramanagara, advised reporters.
The Congress chief added that the Congress was dedicated to strengthening Anjaneya temples and the beliefs of Lord Hanuman. “We will formulate policies and programmes named after Anjaneya in all the Taluks of the state that will instill strength among youths to tread on the ideals of Hanuman,” he added.
Swearing on Goddess Chamundeshwari, he stated Congress would set up the Anjanadri Development Board. Coming down closely on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for politicising God, he sought to know what number of Anjaneya temples did the BJP assemble. “My BJP pals together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi try to make use of the title of God for political achieve. They are enjoying with the feelings,” Shivakumar alleged.
Lord Hanuman turned the speaking level within the state after Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his public assembly in Hospet, the district headquarters city of the newly-carved district Vijayanagara, known as the Congress’s promise of banning Bajrang Dal an try to “lock up” Hanuman and his devotees who chant ‘Jai Bajrangbali’.
PM Modi additionally made it a degree to chant ‘Jai Bajrangbali’ (Victory to Mighty Hanuman) in all three public conferences on Wednesday.
Congress Manifesto Promises Ban On Bajrang Dal, PFI
The Congress in its manifesto for the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka stated it was dedicated to taking agency and decisive motion towards people and organisations spreading hatred amongst communities on grounds of caste and faith.
“We believe that law and Constitution are sacrosanct and cannot be violated by individuals and organisations like Bajrang Dal, PFI or others promoting enmity or hatred, whether among majority or minority communities. We will take decisive action as per law including imposing a ban on such organisations,” the Congress stated in its manifesto.
Hitting out on the Congress, BJP’s Eshwarappa dubbed it a “manifesto of Muslim League (of Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah).
