Elections in India: Is Modi returning to politics known for polarization by bringing the Hindu-Muslim issue?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after dragging the topic of religion out of one of his election rallies in Rajasthan on Sunday, April 21, has brought up the topic of religion again in two separate meetings in the past two days.

On Monday, in another public meeting in Rajasthan and Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, Mr. Opposition parties, human rights groups and election-watchdog groups alleged that Modi was trying to politicize religious polarization.

Mr. in every speech. Congress party has been targeted by Modi.

Meanwhile, the Congress has filed 16 complaints with the Election Commission of Narendra Modi’s campaign for violating the code of conduct.

However, the commission declined to comment, telling the BBC that the allegations were being investigated.

Meanwhile, Mr. International news media are also printing reports on these comments of Modi for a few days.

At the same time Mr. At least 20 thousand individuals and organizations have applied to the Election Commission demanding action against Modi.

Narendra Modi made two references to religion for the first time on Sunday, referring to an 18-year-old speech by former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Without using the word ‘Muslim’ there, he said, Mr. Modi claimed.

But the Congress claims, “Manmohan Singh in his 2006 speech actually said, ‘Scheduled Castes and Tribes’ need to be revived. The development of minorities, especially Muslims, can be ensured so that they can reap the benefits of development. For this we need to come up with new schemes. All should have the first claim on wealth.”

Based on that statement Mr. Modi said in his speech that if the opposition wins the polls and comes to power in the country, it will distribute the common people’s wealth to ‘infiltrators’.

Addressing a rally in Rajasthan, Narendra Modi also said, “The opposition Congress wants to divide the country’s wealth among those who have more children.”

Mr. Modi is being criticized.

In the first few days of campaigning, Narendra Modi did not use the words Hindu or Muslim.

However, now he has used such suggestive wording, which can be clearly understood that he is referring to some religion.

According to Professor Hilal Ahmed of India’s Center for the Study of Developing Societies, Mr. Modi’s latest speeches are not like his previous speeches.

He told BBC’s Vinit Khare, “Prime Minister Mr. Modi used to be very careful while using words like Hindu, Hindutva, Muslim. He used the words Hindu or Muslim only three or four times during his 10-year rule.

But that never meant he gave voters any indication of what he meant.”

According to Professor Ahmed, the BJP has three types of voters – firstly the definite BJP voters, secondly those who used to vote for other parties and now vote for the BJP and thirdly the floating voters, who vote for anyone.

“Modi speaks in such a way that his message reaches all types of voters. At a crucial time when the voter turnout is down, PM Modi’s statement proves that his party is actually following the path of old politics. This is very telling.”

In another election meeting in Tonk-Sowai Madhopur center of Rajasthan, Mr. Modi repeated his Sunday speech.

Live Mint portal has published the detailed report of that public meeting.

They wrote that day Mr. Modi said, “When the Congress was in power, they wanted to reduce the reservation for Scheduled Tribes and distribute it among Muslims.”

He also said on Tuesday that the Congress wants to take away ‘your property’ and ‘distribute it among certain people’.

Again, the debate about his speech on Sunday, Mr. Modi said, “The day after yesterday in Rajasthan, I presented some facts before the country and the whole Congress and the All-India alliance has panicked because of it.

I pointed out the fact that the Congress is conspiring to take away your property and distribute it among certain people. When I unmasked their politics, they got angry and maligned Modi.”

On Sunday, Mr. in the election campaign. Modi pointed out that if the Congress comes to power, it can take away the Mangalsutra from women.

The Prime Minister complained there that the Congress manifesto said that the women of India, who have kept gold or ornaments in their homes for a long time, will “take account” of them when they come to power and make new arrangements for their distribution.

Referring to the mangalsutra worn around the neck of Hindu married women, he said, “The value of a mangalsutra is not only the price of its gold. It is related to one’s life dreams. And you say you will take it away?”

After that speech on Sunday, Narendra Modi again raised the issue of Mangalsutra in a public meeting in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

He said on Monday, “I want to warn the people of the country. Congress and India alliance have eye on your income and property. The ‘Shahzada’ of Congress says that if their government comes to power, they will take account of who earns and how much property they have.

“Now they have their eyes on the mangalsutra of women. They are planning to steal the gold of the mother and sisters,” said Mr. Modi.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi has responded to the Prime Minister’s repeated attacks on the ‘Congress plan’ to take away the Mangalsutra from women.

Priyanka Gandhi spoke at an election rally in Bengaluru on Tuesday, referring to her grandmother’s former prime minister of India and mother – former Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s sacrifice of the Mangalsutra.

While reporting the meeting, Deccan Herald newspaper quoted Priyanka Gandhi and wrote, “This country has been independent for more than 70 years, Congress was in power for 55 years. Did someone steal your gold or mangalsutra?

Indira Gandhi gave her gold during the war. And my mother Sonia Gandhi sacrificed her Mangalsutra for the country.”

Congress says, Mr. In the portion of their party manifesto that Modi is serving as a distortion, they have said that the party will conduct a socio-economic survey across the country if it comes to power.

On the sixth page of their manifesto, the ‘social justice’ guise reads first – “The Congress shall conduct a nationwide socio-economic and ethnic census to ascertain the socio-economic condition of castes and tribes. Based on that information, the area of ​​positive action can be strengthened.”

There was no mention of confiscation of private property or distribution of that wealth among anyone in the Congress manifesto.

“Congress has not said anywhere that women will be taken with Mangalsutra.”

Mr. Not only the opposition parties are opposing Modi’s speech, but their ally Shiromani Akali Dal has also opened up. Against Modi’s speech.

They say, today Muslims will be told, tomorrow we can be told.

A code of conduct has been introduced in the country during Lok Sabha elections. According to the code of conduct, no religious symbols can be used during election campaigning and no appeals can be made to vote on the basis of religion, caste or caste.

According to the code of conduct, hate speech or slogans against any religious or ethnic community is also prohibited.

By showing this rule, the opposition and many people on social media, Prime Minister Mr. Demanding action against Modi.

Congress leaders approached the Election Commission on Monday evening.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, “We have submitted 16 complaints to the Election Commission that violated the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Supreme Court judgment and the Election Code of Conduct.”

However, no response has yet been received from the Election Commission regarding this complaint.

Mr. There is also no information available on whether the Election Commission has issued any notice or action regarding Modi’s speech.

However, quoting sources from the Election Commission, some newspapers in India have written that the commission is looking into those complaints.

According to the news of ‘The News Minute’ portal, in addition to the allegations made against Narendra Modi by the Congress for violating the code of conduct, various mass organizations, election-monitoring organizations have also sent complaints to the Election Commission for violating the code of conduct.

Several organizations, including Amnesty International, have opened their mouths against bringing the topic of Muslims to election meetings.

According to Indian news media, Mr. About 20,000 individuals and organizations have applied to the Election Commission regarding Modi’s speech.