Alleging that for the Congress secularism is a "vote-hijacking machine", Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said the BJP is the most secular party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the "icon of our constitutional commitment to secularism"
Assam Assembly elections | Campaign ends for final election phase
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The key constituencies in this phase are Jalukbari, Patacharkuchi, Dharmapur, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar East and Sidli.
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Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal (right) campaigning for BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma in Kamrup (Metro) district.
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The key constituencies in this phase are Jalukbari, Patacharkuchi, Dharmapur, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar East and Sidli.
Campaigning for the third and final phase of the Assembly election covering 40 constituencies across 12 districts of western Assam and other parts came to an end on Sunday evening.
The Congress and two of its main allies in the 10-party
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NEW DELHI: Alleging that for the Congress secularism is a vote-hijacking machine , Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said the BJP is the most secular party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the icon of our constitutional commitment to secularism .
The Minority Affairs Minister also claimed that Muslims strong support for Prime Minister Modi is visible in the assembly elections and slowly they are aligning with the BJP.
In an interview with PTI, Naqvi said the Congress alliance with Badruddin Ajmal s All India United Democratic Front in Assam, Indian Secular Front in West Bengal and the Indian Union Muslim League in Kerala has exposed the party s secular tag on communal bag policy.
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi calls PM Modi an icon of secularism
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi calls PM Modi an icon of secularism
The Minority Affairs Minister also claimed that Muslims strong support for the for Prime Minister is visible in the assembly elections and slowly they are aligning with the BJP.
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New Delhi: Alleging that for the Congress secularism is a “vote-hijacking machine”, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said the BJP is the most secular party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the “icon of our constitutional commitment to secularism”.