Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the ongoing hijab row in Karnataka, saying the country was in a “civil war” under the current government. moving towards. According to Hindustan Times, Lalu Prasad said, “The country is heading towards civil war and the Modi government will be responsible for it.”
The southern state has been embroiled in a controversy over banning the hijab in schools and colleges. While one section is arguing about the right to religious freedom, the other is advocating for uniformity in dress code in schools and colleges. Lalu Prasad also spoke on the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections and said that the disappointment of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is visible on losing the elections.
News agency ANI quoted Lalu as saying, “BJP is only talking about riots, temples, which openly shows the party’s desperation about losing the election.”
The RJD chief said, “More than 70 years ago, our ancestors drove the British out of this country, but now the British have returned as BJP. We support the Samajwadi Party in the UP elections.”
The country is heading towards a civil war under PM Modi’s rule. They are not talking about inflation, poverty but about Ayodhya and Varanasi: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Karnataka hijab row pic.twitter.com/BdK0PNOAmv
— ANI (@ANI) February 9, 2022
Lalu said, “The country is heading towards a civil war under PM Modi. He is not talking of inflation and poverty, but of Ayodhya and Varanasi.”
‘Soon we will also fight elections’, Lalu Prasad Yadav has made a comeback in active politics
Earlier, Lalu Prasad had said that he would soon return to active politics and contest elections. During a special conversation with News18 in Delhi, Lalu said, “Earlier there used to be question and answer in Parliament House, we also used to ask questions and give answers, but now that thing is not being seen. However, we will soon He will also contest elections, after the legal restrictions are over, he will enter active politics and after that he will also do questions and answers in Parliament.
In Uttar Pradesh, the first election in seven phases is starting from Thursday, in which voting is to be held in 58 assembly seats in 11 districts. The remaining phases will be held on February 14, 20, 23, 27 and March 3 and 7. Counting of votes and declaration of results will take place on March 10.
Campaigning for the first phase of assembly elections in western Uttar Pradesh ended on Tuesday evening. In the 2017 assembly elections, the BJP won the election with a three-fourth majority of 325 seats, forming the government under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The party is hoping to retain its power for a second consecutive term.
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