Ali Tariq
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A leader of Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) resorted to threats to make Muslims vote for his wife in civic polls. BJP councillor, Ranjeet Kumar Srivastava, stood at the podium with utmost audacity and ordered Muslims to vote for his wife or "face kasht (difficulties) like never before".
Two ministers of the Yogi Adityanath cabinet - Dara Singh Chauhan and Ramapati Shastri - watched as he said: "This is not the Samajwadi Party government... Here, none of your leaders can help you. Roads, drains etc are the work of civic bodies.You may also face other difficulties. Today you have no one to champion you in the BJP. If you don't help our candidates win without discriminating ... if you don't vote for Ranjeet Sahab's wife, then the distance that you are creating, the Samajwadi Party won't help you. The BJP is in power. The difficulties you didn't suffer earlier, you may face now."
"Therefore, I am telling Muslims, vote for us. I am not begging. If you vote, you will live peacefully. If not, then you will realise what difficulties you will face."
BJP has fielded Srivastava's wife from the area because the seat is reserved for a woman candidate this time.
https://www.indiatimes.com/news/ind...ce-difficulties-like-never-before-333861.html
Two ministers of the Yogi Adityanath cabinet - Dara Singh Chauhan and Ramapati Shastri - watched as he said: "This is not the Samajwadi Party government... Here, none of your leaders can help you. Roads, drains etc are the work of civic bodies.You may also face other difficulties. Today you have no one to champion you in the BJP. If you don't help our candidates win without discriminating ... if you don't vote for Ranjeet Sahab's wife, then the distance that you are creating, the Samajwadi Party won't help you. The BJP is in power. The difficulties you didn't suffer earlier, you may face now."
"Therefore, I am telling Muslims, vote for us. I am not begging. If you vote, you will live peacefully. If not, then you will realise what difficulties you will face."
BJP has fielded Srivastava's wife from the area because the seat is reserved for a woman candidate this time.
https://www.indiatimes.com/news/ind...ce-difficulties-like-never-before-333861.html