Congress in alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami, driven by opportunism: BJP
The Rajya Sabha MP's attack came after RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, at an event organised by the Imarat-e-Shariah, said that if the Mahagathbandhan bloc returns to power after the Bihar Assembly elections due later this year, it will 'throw the Waqf Amendment Act in the dustbin'.
Alleging that the Congress was pursuing a policy of appeasement, Chandrasekhar claimed that in Bihar the Congress was working in 'alliance with Imarat-e-Sharia', and in southern states like Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh, 'it is aligning with Jamaat-e-Islami'.
'This is the height of Congress's shameless politics, fueled by desperation,' he said.
'In Karnataka, Congress even has tacit understanding with groups like SDPI and PFI. We have seen earlier as well how Congress has followed a policy of appeasement even in matters of national security and terrorism,' he said.
During the bypolls to Kerala's Nilambur Assembly seat — which falls under the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, represented by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra — he alleged that the Congress 'openly took the support of this dangerous organisation Jamaat-e-Islami'. In the bypoll, the Congress pulled off a stunning victory against the CPI(M), and wrested the seat from the LDF.
Slamming the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Chandrasekhar said, 'On one hand, Rahul Gandhi and Congress roam around with a copy of the Constitution in their hands and talk about secularism, on the other hand they fight elections in alliance with an anti-national, anti-democratic and anti-constitutional organisation that believes in Islamic rule. This is the real face of Congress' opportunistic politics,' he said.
'Congress has, for decades, practiced the politics of incitement, fear, and deception. Today, people from all communities have come to see the truth about Congress that its only consistent strategy is Muslim appeasement,' he said.
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