At that time, Modi’s state government started demolishing the camps that sheltered Muslims one by one. There is fierce criticism at home and abroad. Modi quipped, he cannot allow ‘baby factories’ to continue.
Without uttering the word Muslim even once, Modi said, these are people whose purpose (moto) is “We are 5, and we will have 25 more.” Modi is believed to have made the quip in reference to Muslim men having four marriages and fathering 25 children.
In his speech in Rajasthan last Sunday, Modi also called Muslims ‘those who give birth to more children’ and ‘infiltrators’.
Through this election damadol, Modi tried to spread a message that Indian Muslims are from outside. Now they are conspiring to outnumber the Hindu majority by having more children.
Modi is clearly playing a dangerous game. He is trying to turn the election into a Hindu-Muslim fight. And BJP leaders are openly calling the party ‘Hindus party’. An analysis of Modi’s statements shows that he is only thinking of Hindus as BJP voters. Other party leaders also think so.
