<p>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here on Thursday called former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh his "idol" and claimed that the Jat community can’t remain annoyed with the BJP.</p>.<p>Rajnath made the statement in Modi Nagar, an Assembly segment with a sizeable population of Jats, a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached out to the community ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.</p>.<p>The Shah's outreach is being seen as an attempt to win over the community, members of which had taken part in year-long protests against the central farm laws.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/bjp-leaders-face-ire-of-farmers-in-uttar-pradesh-villages-1075262.html">BJP leaders face ire of farmers in Uttar Pradesh villages </a></strong></p>.<p>The defence minister said since the beginning of his political career, the former prime minister has been his "idol".</p>.<p>His party declared the death anniversary of the former prime minister as Kisan Divas when he was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Rajnath said.</p>.<p>The Jat community cannot remain annoyed with the BJP, he added.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/uttar-pradesh/uttar-pradesh-polls-to-decide-future-of-the-state-and-country-amit-shah-1075258.html">Uttar Pradesh polls to decide future of the state and country: Amit Shah</a></strong></p>.<p>The minister also claimed that his party does not believe in caste-based politics. "We only believe in justice-based politics," he added.</p>.<p>Replying to a question on Swami Prasad Maurya, who quit the BJP recently and joined the Samajwadi Party, Rajnath said his party is not bothered about it.</p>.<p>He also claimed that law and order improved in the state under the Yogi Adityanath-led government.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/will-beat-yogi-in-gorakhpur-says-chandra-shekhar-aazad-of-asp-1075216.html">Will beat Yogi in Gorakhpur, says Chandra Shekhar Aazad of ASP</a></strong></p>.<p>Before addressing the gathering, he offered prayers at the Mahamaya temple in Sinkri Kala village of the constituency.</p>.<p>He also visited the tree, about which it is believed that people were hanged there during British rule.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here on Thursday called former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh his "idol" and claimed that the Jat community can’t remain annoyed with the BJP.</p>.<p>Rajnath made the statement in Modi Nagar, an Assembly segment with a sizeable population of Jats, a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached out to the community ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.</p>.<p>The Shah's outreach is being seen as an attempt to win over the community, members of which had taken part in year-long protests against the central farm laws.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/bjp-leaders-face-ire-of-farmers-in-uttar-pradesh-villages-1075262.html">BJP leaders face ire of farmers in Uttar Pradesh villages </a></strong></p>.<p>The defence minister said since the beginning of his political career, the former prime minister has been his "idol".</p>.<p>His party declared the death anniversary of the former prime minister as Kisan Divas when he was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Rajnath said.</p>.<p>The Jat community cannot remain annoyed with the BJP, he added.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/uttar-pradesh/uttar-pradesh-polls-to-decide-future-of-the-state-and-country-amit-shah-1075258.html">Uttar Pradesh polls to decide future of the state and country: Amit Shah</a></strong></p>.<p>The minister also claimed that his party does not believe in caste-based politics. "We only believe in justice-based politics," he added.</p>.<p>Replying to a question on Swami Prasad Maurya, who quit the BJP recently and joined the Samajwadi Party, Rajnath said his party is not bothered about it.</p>.<p>He also claimed that law and order improved in the state under the Yogi Adityanath-led government.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/will-beat-yogi-in-gorakhpur-says-chandra-shekhar-aazad-of-asp-1075216.html">Will beat Yogi in Gorakhpur, says Chandra Shekhar Aazad of ASP</a></strong></p>.<p>Before addressing the gathering, he offered prayers at the Mahamaya temple in Sinkri Kala village of the constituency.</p>.<p>He also visited the tree, about which it is believed that people were hanged there during British rule.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>