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Congress, Left attack Yogi Adityanath for controversial remarks

Adityanath had attacked the minority community saying riots happen wherever they are more than 10% in numbers

Yogi Adityanath is among three party leaders entrusted with leading the BJP campaign for the upcoming by-elections in Uttar Pradesh. Photo: HTPremium
Yogi Adityanath is among three party leaders entrusted with leading the BJP campaign for the upcoming by-elections in Uttar Pradesh. Photo: HT

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogi Adityanath on Sunday came under attack from Congress and Left parties for his controversial remarks on the minority community even as BJP accused Samajwadi Party of creating communal tension in Uttar Pradesh.

“It is an unfortunate and condemnable statement," Congress leader Rashid Alvi said a day after the firebrand BJP leader attacked the minority community, saying riots happen wherever they are more than 10% in numbers. “He always makes statements which can lead to disputes. It is very unfortunate to talk such things about a particular community," Alvi said.

Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja termed as “absurd" the Gorakhpur MP’s remarks. “It also shows the rabid communal interpretation of the situation since Muslims are some 20% or more, that causes communal strife. This is absurd and it shows the hatred of these people towards Muslims," he said.

Reacting cautiously, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, “We do not look at communal riots through the prism of any religion or community." Alleging that communal tension has increased in Uttar Pradesh on a daily basis ever since Samajwadi Party came to power, the BJP vice-president said, “Samajwadi Party and its leadership are responsible for the communal riots which have happened on such a large scale." He said, “Everybody—be it Hindu, Muslim or Sikh—has suffered from it and is a victim of this".

Adityanath, who is among three party leaders entrusted with leading the BJP campaign for the upcoming by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, had said Hindus will reply “in the same language" if they are subjected to attacks or forcible conversions.

Talking about communal riots, he had told Rajat Sharma in “Aap Ki Adalat" programme on India TV that there are three categories of places where they occur. “In places where there are 10 to 20% minorities, stray communal incidents take place. Where there are 20 to 35% of them, serious communal riots take place and where they are more than 35%, there is no place for non-Muslims," he had said.

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Published: 31 Aug 2014, 09:02 PM IST
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