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"
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”.
140 seats up for grabs in Kerala, but can BJP dent state’s bipolar politics?
140 seats up for grabs in Kerala, but can BJP dent state’s bipolar politics?
140 seats are going to the polls in a single phase of Kerala Assembly elections on April 6. Though the main contenders are CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front and Congress-led United Democratic Front, the BJP is hoping to pull off a major upset.
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UPDATED: April 4, 2021 18:40 IST
Though the main contenders for the 140 seats are LDF and UDF, the BJP is hoping to pull off a major upset.
The year 2016 was when the BJP won a seat in Kerala for the first time. Party veteran O Rajagopal won from Nemom after receiving 67,813 votes. In seven other constituencies Manjeshwar, Kasargod, Chathannur, Malampuzha, Palakkad, Kazhakkoottam and Vattiyoorkavu the BJP had come second.