“There is a difference between how we seek votes and how the BJP does it. While the Congress is seeking votes in the name of pro-people development and welfare programmes, the BJP is stoking passions,” Minister Satish Jarkiholi has said on Thursday.
He was speaking at a party campaign meeting in Hukkeri, which is part of Chikkodi Lok Sabha constituency. His daughter Priyanka Jarkiholi is rumoured to be the Congress candidate from Chikkodi.
He said that in the last 10 years, the BJP has sought votes by dividing society in the name of religion. It has been painting Muslims as enemies of the nation and Christians as conspirators who are converting the deprived communities and tribal people. It has also stoked passions through the provocative speeches of its leaders. It has sought votes in the name of issues such as anti-Pakistan sentiment, Ayodhya Ram Mandir or surgical strikes against Pakistan.
