Hyderabad: In a veiled threat to the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen(AIMIM) and the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), BJP State’ president Sanjay Kumar president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar exhorted party workers to “cut the hands” of anyone who spoke against his party and the Hindu community.
Addressing party workers and leaders in a meeting in Secunderabad, Kumar vowed to protect BJP supporters and Hindus who are facing problems in Hyderabad’s Old City, which is a bastion of the AIMIM,led by Lok Sabha MP and party national president Asaduddin Owaisi.
Bangalore Mirror cited Kumar as saying that the Hindus in Old City are in fear of life. He added, “I visited the entire Old City area and had assured Hindus that my support. I also urge the Hindu’s to fight with our any fear. If anyone raises hand on a Hindu, we shall chop it off.”
Futher more the BJP chief vowed to “capture the Old City of Hyderabad”. He claimed that only BJP’s saffron flag will fly atop Bhagya Lakshmi temple (at Charminar) in Bhagya Nagar. And no pink flag of TRS or green of AIMIM would remain.”
Kumar further said that the Hindus are described as communal while Christians and Muslims are called secular. He further hit out at the media for not giving prominence to the news related to the BJP, alleging that the “whole media is sold out to the TRS party”.
The media is “pushing our news into inside pages and are highlighting other parties,” said Kumar, adding: “We are devising a strategy to tackle such biased media.”