"What Kind Politics Is Going On In Our Country?"; Shiv Sena Leader On Amit Shah's Use Of Ram Mandir In Election Campaign

Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray- UBT) leader took a jab at BJP over the use of Ram Mandir and Lord Ram for the election campaign in five states. He asked, “what kind of politics is going on in our country?” and added that the “Election Commission should take action on this”.

During an address to a public rally, Home Minister Amit Shah made a promise that the BJP would bear all the cost of Lord Ram Lalla is the party was able to form a government in Madhya Pradesh. Mr. Raut responded to this and said, “Lord Ram Lalla is of the whole country and world…does this mean that if you lose in Madhya Pradesh, then you will stop the people of Madhya Pradesh from seeking Darshan as they have not voted for them or charge them?…What kind of politics is going on in our country?…The Election Commission should take action on this…”, as quoted by ANI.

He further added that BJP should apologize for the way the party had raised the issue of Ram Mandir in the election campaign and asked that “have you become the owner of Ram Lalla or has Ram Lalla appointed you as an agent?. Mr. Raut called the issue as a “very serious matter” and called out to the Election Commission to take action if the Commission is “really alive”, as quoted by Times of India.

Ram Mandir has been taken to the centre stage in the election campaign. From PM Modi to the Home Minister, the party has accused Congress party for “halting” the progress of Ram Mandir construction in Ayodhya. During his speech, Amit Shah accused Congress party of  “disrespecting” Indian culture and added that the Ram Lalla has been in a “humiliated state for 550 years”. He said, “the Congress party was stalling, deviating and delaying Ram Mandir for 70 years. Ram Lalla was in a humiliated state for 550 years”.

Talking about the alleged rift in the INDIA bloc, Mr. Raut said that the bloc has been made for Lok Sabha elections and the leaders will sit once again to discuss about the complaints.