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BATTLE FOR GUJARAT

BJP versus AAP?

As the election date in Gujarat comes close, the war of words between AAP and BJP is

getting hot and ugly. AAP’s hopes in Gujarat have been fuelled by its good performance in

the February 2021 Surat Municipal Corporation elections

OUR BUREAU
New Delhi
n a stunning development, the
Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Gu-
Ijarat unit head Gopal Italia was
detained by the Delhi police from
the National Commission of Women
(NCW) office in Delhi. NCW chief
Rekha Sharma summoned Italia over
a controversial video, in which he was
purportedly seen using derogatory
language for Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi. Earlier, on Thursday, Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP) workers were
seen protesting outside Sharma’s of-
fice after the Commission summoned
AAP Gujarat chief Gopal Italia. Ita-
lia allegedly made casteist remarks
about PM Narendra Modi and could
be seen criticizing the Prime Minister.
Earlier, Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) leader Sambit Patra slammed
Italia over his remark. “Calling the
Prime Minister, a lowly person is
against the democratic rules of the
country; it is an insult to the country.
Be it any caste, or any religion, no
person can be lowly,” Patra had said Prime Minister Narendra Modi being felicitated by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders during a public rally, as Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupen-
at a press conference. dra Patel looks on, at Jamkandorana, in Rajkot on Tuesday (ANI)
As the election date in Gujarat
comes close, the war of words be-
tween AAP and BJP is getting hot Meanwhile, in the 2017 Assem- faced calling him “anti-Hindu”, Aam the poster have used insulting words
and ugly. Both the parties have inten- bly elections, Congress had given a Aadmi Party (AAP) national conve- for God. They have insulted God.
sified attacks on each other. scare to the ruling BJP by restricting ner and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind They hate me so much that they have
AAP made its debut in Gujarat its MLAs to 99 and winning 77 seats Kejriwal has said that he was born on not even spared God in the poster.
in the 2017 Assembly polls, but could on its own. There are 182 assembly Krishna Janmashtami and God sent I want to ask the people of Gujarat
not open its account. AAP’s hopes in seats in Gujarat. Notably, the party him with a special task to finish off if they are going to spare those who
Gujarat have been fuelled by its per- has been constantly making efforts to “descendants” of Kansa. have used such words. These people
formance in the February 2021 Surat replace the ruling Bharatiya Janata He alleged that the posters and are the children of Kansa, who are
Municipal Corporation (SMC) polls Party in Gujarat. banners have used insulting words insulting God,” said Kejriwal while
in which BJP won 93 seats, while Apparently targeting the ruling for God adding that the people of addressing in Vadodara.
Aam Aadmi Party bagged 27 seats dispensation in poll-bound Gujarat Gujarat will not spare those who have He further called himself a reli-
and the Congress drew a blank. and reacting to the posters that sur- used such words. “The people put Continued at next page... >>

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