Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses during a public meeting ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls, in Nagpur, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024.
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Mumbai: Launching a blistering attack on Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday accused him of keeping mum on the death of the Congress President's mother and sister in an attack by Razakars "as he feared losing Muslim votes".
"Kharge's village was under the Nizam of Hyderabad. Before the Independence of the country, the British felt that they would not be able to stand against the revolutionaries of India for long, so they decided on the roadmap for the partition of India. They were already working to encourage the Muslim League in the country. At that time, the Congress leadership had also surrendered before the Muslim League. This was the reason that the Muslim League was ruthlessly killing Hindus, but the Congress leadership remained silent due to its greed for power,” Adityanath said addressing a poll rally in Amravati in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.
“The Nawab of Junagadh and the Nizam of Hyderabad tried to establish themselves as independent princely states. When ‘Iron Man’ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the Home Minister, the Nizam of Hyderabad felt that he would not be able to maintain a separate existence for long, and hence, he started the ruthless massacre of Hindus,” Yogi said.
According to Adityanath, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar had called upon all the Scheduled Castes, Tribals and Hindus of Hyderabad State to come to Maharashtra as they were not safe there.
“At that time, the Warwatti village under Hyderabad State was also burnt. This was Kharge's village. Kharge's mother, aunt and sister were burnt by Nizam's Razakars, but Kharge does not want to tell the truth. He feels that if he blames Nizam, he will lose Muslim votes. Congress is distorting history. Nizam's Razakars brutally massacred Hindus in Hyderabad State. Kharge does not want to accept that truth. He has forgotten his family's sacrifice for the sake of vote bank,” he said.
Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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