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Time of India
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Not fighting Muslims, plurality must be saved, says new Bengal BJP prez Samik
1 2 Kolkata: BJP "isn't fighting Muslims... and the state's plurality needs to be saved", Samik Bhattacharya said on Thursday after taking over as the party's new state president. "There is a conscious effort to divide Bengal on basis of religion. The minority community should understand that we are not fighting against them. We are fighting against the forces that shove stones in their boys' hands. We want to replace stones with books. We want to replace the swords in their hands with pens," Bhattacharya said in his first speech after being unanimously elected state BJP's president. Bhattacharya's line contrasts sharply with the shrill anti-Muslim pitch adopted by his BJP colleague and assembly opposition leader, Suvendu Adhikari, and comes after his party's abject defeat in the Kaliganj assembly bypoll. Kaliganj is a Muslim-majority constituency in Nadia. BJP was the only party that saw its vote share dip (from 31% in 2021 to 28.2% now), prompting Trinamool to emphasise how BJP had failed to hold on to even its majority-community votes. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata It remains to be seen whether Bhattacharya's colleagues in the party keep up their anti-Muslim pitch even as he takes a conciliatory approach, which would indicate the party has hit on a good cop-bad cop strategy with Bengal's 2.5 crore-odd Muslim voters. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo "Look at Bengal's villages. Morchhe Musalman, marchhe Musalman (Muslims are killing and Muslims are dying). Who is responsible for this situation? Those who do not like the BJP may not vote for us. But they should accept that 90% of the people killed in the last three years have been Muslims," he said. "The BJP wants visarjan and Muharram processions to walk side by side without any malice against each other. We do not want riots. We want the minority youth to know Bengal through the eyes of Syed Mujtaba Ali and Kazi Nazrul Islam, not terrorists. We want to save Bengal's plurality," Bhattacharya said, harping on communal amity with the entire Bengal BJP leadership and former union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on the dais. "Bengal's voters know that only the BJP can defeat the Trinamool. The binary, created in 2019 Lok Sabha, was intact even in Kaliganj. The Trinamool will have to go now," he said, adding: "People have rejected Mamata Banerjee and want investment and jobs. People will have the last word this time."
Time of India
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
No fight with Muslims: New Bengal BJP chief
KOLKATA: BJP "is not fighting Muslims... and the state's plurality needs to be saved", Samik Bhattacharya said Thursday, soon after taking over as the party's new state president. "There is a conscious effort to divide Bengal on the basis of religion. The minority community should understand we are not fighting against them. We are fighting against the forces that shove stones in their boys' hands. We want to replace thosestones with books. We want to replace the swords in their hands with pens," he said. Bhattacharya's line contrasts sharply with the shrill anti-Muslim pitch adopted by his BJP colleague and assembly opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari, and comes after his party's abject defeat in Kaliganj assembly bypoll. Kaliganj is a Muslim-majority constituency in Nadia. BJP was the only party that saw its vote share dip (from 31% in 2021 to 28.2% now), prompting TMC to emphasise how BJP had failed to hold on to even its majority community votes. It remains to be seen whether Bhattacharya's party colleagues keep up their anti-Muslim pitch even as he takes a conciliatory approach, which would indicate the party has hit on a good cop-bad cop strategy with Bengal's approximately 2.5 crore Muslim voters. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo "Look at Bengal's villages. Morchhe Musalman, marchhe Musalman (Muslims are killing and Muslims are dying). Who is responsible for this situation? Those who do not like BJP may not vote for us. But they should accept that 90% of the people killed in the last three years have been Muslims," he said. "BJP wants visarjan and Muharram processions to walk side by side without any malice against each other. We do not want riots. We want the minority youth to know Bengal through the eyes of Syed Mujtaba Ali and Kazi Nazrul Islam, not terrorists. We want to save Bengal's plurality," Bhattacharya said while the Bengal BJP leadership and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad were on the dais.
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
UP BJP minority wing to hold yoga camps at madrassas across UP
Lucknow: The BJP minority morcha will organize yoga camps in select madrassas spread across 403 assembly constituencies of UP on international yoga day on June 21. The drive will be part of a mega campaign marking completion of 11 years of the Narendra Modi govt. UP BJP minority morcha chief Basit Ali said that the frontal organization will reach out to maulanas and students of madrassas exhorting them to participate in yoga camps. The morcha will also launch a special campaign titled 'Alpsankhyakon ka ye paigam, Modi ke saath Musalman'. The initiative, aimed at building deeper understanding and support within the Muslim community, will be launched in all major cities of UP. The main event will be organised in Lucknow on June 12. The campaign will be carried out among the intellectual class and professions like doctors, teachers, engineers and lawyers. Ali said that the morcha will organise 'chaupals' in assembly seats of selected districts highlighting how BJP carried out an inclusive growth under its motto of 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas'. All these events will subsequently be uploaded on various social media platforms to amplify its reach. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Ali said that the morcha will launch a special initiative under the theme 'Sankalp Se Siddhi' which will aim to highlight the achievements of the Narendra Modi administration in the past 11 years while fostering trust and participation among the minority communities across India. He said that the initiative will highlight major national achievements under PM Modi's leadership, notably 'Operation Sindoor', which was carried out last month in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people, mainly Hindus were killed. Basit said that the operation is being described as a symbol of India's secure and self-reliant strength. "The operation, known for its precision, showcased India's firm stance against terrorism beyond its borders and boosted confidence among citizens regarding national security," he said.
News18
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Karan Veer Mehra BREAKS Silence After Facing Backlash For Poem On Pahalgam Terror Attack: ‘The Real Question…'
Last Updated: Elvish Yadav, Kushal Tandon, and others called out Bigg Boss 18 winner Karan Veer Mehra for his post following the terror attack in Pahalgam. Bigg Boss 18 winner Karan Veer Mehra has finally responded to criticism over the poetry video he posted after the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22. The video showed him reciting a poem written by Ashutosh Rana. He faced backlash for the post, and celebs such as Elvish Yadav and Kushal Tandon took jibes at him, reacting to his post. Now, Karan Veer has responded to the criticism, clarifying the meaning behind the poem. He also strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack, and quoted Suniel Shetty's statement, expressing hat the next holiday would be in Kashmir. Karan Veer Mehra took to his social media to issue a clarification about the poetry that he recited. He wrote, 'An eye for an eye will NOT leave the whole world blind, the last person will still have one eye, & we all know who that last person might be. But the real question is, would YOU rather break the chain of hate and make the world a better place? That's exactly what my poem meant." Karan Veer further added, 'My heart goes out to the families of those who lost their loved ones in the Pahalgam attack. May the perpetrators face the strongest punishment they deserve. We are not scared. We are not afraid." Lastly, he added, 'Quote Suniel Shetty sir 'Agli chutti Kashmir mein."" Check out his post below. Karan Veer Mehra's Post After Pahalgam Terror Attack In his post, Karan Veer recited a Hindu-Muslim poem authored by actor Ashutosh Rana a few years ago. He began the recitation with, 'Baat diya iss dharti ko, Kya chand-sitaaron ka hoga? Nadiyon ko kuch naam diye, behti dharon ka kya hoga?" The poem talks about how terrorists have divided the nation on the basis of the religion. The Bigg Boss 18 winner continued, 'Shiv ki ganga bhi paani hai, aabe zam zam bhi paani hai. Pandit bhi piye Mulla bhi piye, toh paani ka mazhab kya hoga? Ek hai suraj chand hai ek, ek hawa mein saas hai sabki. Toh pucho inn firqa parasto se, kya hawa bhi nahi chalaoge? Naslo ka karein jo batwara, rahbhar woh comb ka dhongi hai. Sawaal toh bas ek hi hai, kya allah ne mandir toda tha ya Ram ne masjid toda tha? Baat diya iss dharti ko. Koi Hindu hai, koi Musalman, koi Sikh toh koi Issai. Bas humne insaan na hone ki hai kasam khayi." First Published:
Indian Express
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
‘BJP mistook Wing Commander Singh for Rajput, didn't know Air Marshal Bharti's caste': SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav
AS A BJP Madhya Pradesh minister faces an FIR over his remarks directed at one of the woman officers who held daily briefings on Operation Sindoor, Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav has now waded into a row, speaking at length about the castes of other officers who were part of the briefings on the Operation, in seeking to attack the BJP. Had the BJP known about the castes of Wing Commander Vyomika Singh and Air Marshal A K Bharti, Yadav said, it would have 'abused' them too, like Qureshi. Addressing a gathering of partymen in Moradabad Thursday, Yadav, the SP national general secretary and a Rajya Sabha MP, questioned the BJP over its Tiranga Yatras on Operation Sindoor, and said: 'They can do anything for elections… What is the need for this? And if it is needed, do this taking the entire country, all the political parties, into confidence… Were the people who were fighting (at the border) BJP workers?' Yadav then added: 'Their minister even gave gaali (abuses) to our Colonel Qureshi. The High Court ordered an FIR against him. Lekin (Vyomika Singh) ke baare me inhein maloom nahin, ki woh kaun hain. Aur naa air operation ke jo incharge thai – Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti – unke baare mein maloom tha. Warna inhein bhi gaali dete (But they didn't know about Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, or the officer in-charge of the air operations, Air Marshal Bharti. Otherwise, the BJP would have abused them too).' Specifying the castes of Singh and Bharti, Yadav added: 'Hence, all three (including Qureshi) are PDA. Ek ko Musalman samajh ke gaali di. Ek ko Rajput samajh ke kuch nahin kiya. Aur Bharti ke baare me jaankari nahin thi (One was abused for being a Muslim, one was spared as they mistook her for a Rajput, while they had no knowledge about Bharti).' PDA or 'Pichde, Dalit, Alpasankhyak' is the SP's formulation for the backward classes, Dalits and minorities, whom it is aggressively wooing in preparation for the 2027 Assembly polls. The SP leader said that seeing Army officers along these lines showed the problem with the BJP's 'mansikta (mindset)'. 'And hence, instead of talking about the Army's achievements, the party has started listing its own.' Reacting sharply to Yadav's remarks, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said this showed his 'distorted casteist thinking', and that the Armed Forces should never be seen through such a prism. In a post on 'X' in Hindi, Adityanath said: 'Confining a brave daughter to her caste by the national general secretary of the Samajwadi Party does not only show the narrow thinking of the party, but is also an insult to the valour of the Army and the honour of the country.' The CM added: 'This is the same mentality which divides even patriotism, for politics of appeasement and vote bank.' BSP chief Mayawati also tweeted attacking the SP leader for his remarks. 'The entire country is united in taking pride in the valour shown by the Indian Armed Forces in Operation Sindoor against the terrorists in Pakistan. In such a situation, it is highly objectionable to seek to judge/divide the Army on the basis of religion and caste. The mistake that the BJP minister made in this regard, the same a senior SP leader has made today, which is shameful and condemnable,' she posted in Hindi.
