New Delhi: With opposition events naming their alliance INDIA, the BJP on Wednesday dismissed the transfer as “old wine in a new bottle”, saying a change in identify doesn’t change somebody. BJP leaders additionally took a swipe at opposition events over Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi feedback on ‘Vande Mataram’, with Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan saying the opposition continues to behave in the identical outdated means.
“More than the change of name, this incoherent alliance needs to change its intention and mindset about India, its people and symbols of Indianness. What respect for the country will people with such sentiment about the national song have,” he mentioned.
The BJP’s response got here after Azmi, whereas elevating the Sambhajinagar district riot concern within the Maharashtra meeting, mentioned chanting ‘Vande Mataram’ was unacceptable to him.
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Asked in regards to the identify ‘INDIA’ chosen by opposition events for his or her alliance, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi mentioned, “Someone does not change by changing name. They are the same people. It is a old wine in new bottle.”
Several different BJP leaders additionally hit out at Azmi.
“Abu Azmi of SP says ‘I won’t say Vande Mataram, I won’t bow my head as my religion doesn’t allow it’,” BJP nationwide spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla mentioned in a tweet.
“Is this idea of I.N.D.I.A? Or is this anti-India? SP is a part of this alleged I.N.D.I.A,” he tweeted, taking a swipe on the newly shaped coalition of 26 opposition events.
Setting the tone for his or her 2024 Lok Sabha marketing campaign, the opposition events on Tuesday shaped the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) to unitedly tackle the ruling NDA with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi asserting that the struggle might be “between INDIA and Prime Minister Narendra Modi”.
Poonawalla alleged India is within the identify of the opposition events’ alliance however not of their agenda.
“Earlier SP released terrorists and patronised Yakub (Memon), Afzal (Guru). Congress questioned the surgical strike, Balakot, and 26/11 was blamed on India, not Pakistan. This is their true face,” he alleged.
“Will Mamata-di, Kharge ji, Rahul ji tell us their stand?” Poonawalla requested.
The Maharashtra legislative meeting was adjourned on Wednesday following a loud protest by BJP MLAs over Azmi’s comment on chanting ‘Vande Mataram’.
