“Those Who Do Not Consider PM Modi-Yogi As Their Own, You Are A Traitor”: BJP MP Mahesh Sharma Sparks Row (image-X/dr_maheshsharma)During an election campaign, Mahesh Sharma, BJP MP and the party’s candidate from Gautam Buddha Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, made a controversial statement wherein he states that those who do not think Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as their own are traitors of the country. His statements ahead of the elections have sparked a row with opposition leaders.
While speaking during the campaign, the BJP MP said, “Those who do not consider PM Modi-CM Yogi as their own, will not consider their father as their own either. If anyone says he is your own more than Modi-Yogi, then he is a traitor of this country.”
According to reports, Sharma made the controversial statements while addressing the people of Bulandshahr who complained of being unhappy with the BJP.
Sharma’s video has gone viral on X (formerly known as Twitter) with thousands of views.
Reacting to the video, National President of Indian Youth Congress Srinivas BV wrote, “The time has come to decide whose you are?” He said that the BJP MP has “threatened voters by saying that every that every citizen of India who does not consider Modi-Yogi as his own (i.e. does not vote for them) does not even consider his own father as his father.”
While tagging the account of the Election Commission of India (ECI), he said that if the ECI was unbiased then it must take action, “otherwise as per Mahesh Sharma you are with Modi.”
Dear @ECISVEEP,
वक्त आ गया है ये तय करने का कि आप किसके है?
BJP MP महेश शर्मा ने वोटर्स को धमकी देते हुए कहा है कि भारत का हर एक नागरिक जो “मोदी-योगी को अपना नही समझता (यानि वोट नही देता) वो अपने बाप को भी अपना बाप नही समझता।
अगर निष्पक्ष है तो कार्यवाही कीजिये, नही तो महेश… pic.twitter.com/GkKhL0tAka
— Srinivas BV (@srinivasiyc) April 17, 2024
Reacting to the video, the Indian Youth Congress questioned why the ECI was not taking any action against such statements. The official account asked, “Where is the Election Commission?”
कहाँ है चुनाव आयोग? pic.twitter.com/VlVpyaWaYN
— Indian Youth Congress (@IYC) April 17, 2024
The National Media Coordinator of Congress, Vivek Singh shared the video and observed, “The resentment of Rajputs from BJP is well known in many parts of the country.”
Those who do not consider #YogiAdityanath #NarendraModi as their own, do not consider their father as their own@dr_maheshsharma, @BJP4India MP
The resentment of Rajputs from BJP is well known in many parts of the country.#NoVote4BJP #ShameOnBJP pic.twitter.com/P5gJsOx4AK
— विवेक सिंह नेताजी (@INCVivekSingh) April 17, 2024
Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate also shared the video and stated, “The anger of Rajputs against BJP is well known in many parts of the country. It is being said that in Gautam Buddha Nagar Lok Sabha constituency, from where Mahesh Sharma is a candidate, Thakurs talked about boycotting him.”
“जो योगी मोदी को अपना नहीं समझते वह अपने बाप को भी अपना नहीं समझते”: महेश शर्मा, BJP MP
देश के कई हिस्सों में राजपूतों की BJP से नाराज़गी जगजाहिर है.
बताया जा रहा है कि गौतमबुद्धनगर लोकसभा क्षेत्र, जहां से महेश शर्मा प्रत्याशी हैं वहाँ ठाकुरों ने उनके बहिष्कार की बात की pic.twitter.com/RAtkMul5M4
— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) April 17, 2024
Reportedly, West Uttar Pradesh is undergoing a ‘Kshatriya discontent.’ The caste Mahapanchayat in Muzzafarnagar expressed its anger over the poor representation of Thakurs in ticket distribution by the ruling BJP which is being perceived as alleged disrespect to heroes of the community such as Raja Mihir Bhoj.