Ashok Gehlot, the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, accused the BJP of associating people’s voting preferences with Hinduism, and questioned whether those who do not support the party are not Hindus.
“You (BJP) come up with one issue or the other to provoke people in the name of religion, caste. All are Hindus. Aren’t we Hindus? Where is it written that the one who votes for the BJP is a Hindu?” Gehlot asked.
Speaking at the Haldighati Youth Festival’s opening ceremony on Thursday in Nathdwara, Rajsamand district, Gehlot urged the youth to make a decision between issues that advance the development or those that merely stir up controversy.
“In a democracy, some vote for the BJP, some don’t. Some vote for the Congress, some don’t,” he said.
“Where did they get this definition that those who do not vote (for the BJP) are not Hindus? It is not in the interest of the country,” Ashok Gehlot said.
Alleging that the current government’s plans in Rajasthan will end if the BJP takes power, he said: “I would like to tell the youth, you decide whether you want development, whether you want a vision or (not).” He also told the youth that “knowledge is power”.
He said Rajasthan today ranks first in the country in the IT sector.
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