BJP meets Muslim clerics to seek support for Modi's rally

[[Bregs]]

New Delhi, September 27:


Leaders of BJP's Delhi unit Friday met the city's ulema (Muslim clerics) to garner support for the first-ever public rally of their prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Delhi Sunday.

According to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Jolly, the "exclusive" meeting took place in Delhi BJP headquarters.

"The ulema have expressed their full support on behalf of their society and have promised to educate everyone about how the Congress is just using the minorities as vote banks," he said.

"They acknowledge the good work done by Modi," he added.

Modi has remained a controversial figure for his alleged complicity in the 2002 communal riots under his leadership in Gujarat.

The BJP is desperate to give the rally a secular hue with reports doing the round that party workers are not only wooing the city's Muslims but are also asking them to attend the rally dressed in burqas.

The party leadership however, has denied the allegations.

With Modi's rally, the Delhi BJP is hoping to resurrect its fortunes ahead of the assembly polls in November.


Source: BJP meets Muslim clerics to seek support for Modi's rally | Siasat

 

[faisal6309]

So he want to get support of minorities to win. I hope he will be better for peace in region.

 

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[[Bregs]]

BJP's advice to Muslims to attend Modi's rallies in skull caps and burqas (veils) is not only odd but also unprecedented. Never before has a party asked its potential supporters to visit its shows dressed in the distinctive attire of their communities. The BJP has reportedly even handed out skull caps and burqas for the purpose.