Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Narendra Modi’s close aide Amit Shah has appealed to the people of a riot-hit Jat village near Muzzafarnagar and said that if they want to take revenge they should vote for his party in the upcoming General Elections.
The BJP leader said that it was during Mughals when swords and arrows were used to take revenge, but at present one can no longer resolve a matter with such things.
In an apparent reference to the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh for mishandling the Muzaffarnagar riots, Shah said that justice has not been done and it is time to take revenge during the elections. He urged the people to press the right button and bring BJP to power.
65 people were killed in the Muzaffarnagar riots which happened in September 2013 leaving 50,000 displaced.
The BJP’s UP in-charge for the elections also spoke about revenge while he was addressing people in Gandhi colony.
“A man can live without food or sleep. He can live when he’s thirsty and hungry. But when he’s insulted, he can’t live. Apmaan ka badla toh lena padega,” Shah reportedly said.
Interestingly, Shah was accompanied by BJP leader Suresh Rana, who is accused of instigating Muzaffarnagar riots last year.
Shah further said that nobody has the courage to instigate riots in Narendra Modi-led Gujarat.
While addressing supporters in Bijnore, the BJP leader said that if Narendra Modi becomes the prime minister, the next day “Mullah Mulayam’s government” will be dismissed.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav said that Shah’s statement reflects fascist ideology.
JD(U) leader KC Tygai condemned the statement made by the BJP leader.