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Congress sees a terrorist in every Muslim: Rajnath

BJP president Rajnath Singh slammed the Congress and the UPA regime on terrorism and the price spiral at the party’s “Hunkar Rally” here on Tuesday.

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LUCKNOW:  BJP president Rajnath Singh slammed the Congress and the UPA regime on terrorism and the price spiral at  the party’s “Hunkar Rally” here on Tuesday.

In a short but hard-hitting speech, Rajnath charged the Congress with politicising the terror issue, and treating the Muslims merely as a votebank. He also attacked prime minister Manmohan Singh on the price rise.

Most senior state BJP leaders were present on the stage except for former CM Kalyan Singh who has been sulking for a long time. His grievance is that he is not being given enough say in party affairs in UP, and his disgruntlement could cost the BJP dear in the coming elections.

“Terrorist attacks have become a matter of routine ever since the UPA government took over. We admit that there were terrorist incidents during the NDA regime, too. But in all the cases, terrorists were gunned down on the spot,” Rajnath said.

“But today, the Congress sees every terrorist as a Muslim. Strong action is not being taken because of political interests... Does the Congress feel every Muslim is a terrorist?” he asked.

“A terrorist has no caste or community. The Congress is creating this division of Hindu and Muslim terrorist. Hindu religious leaders are being targeted to appease the minorities. This is a dangerous trend. It can lead to civil war in the country,” he continued, rather dramatically. “The Congress is just trying to divert attention from the real issues,” he said.

The BJP chief mounted a scathing attack against the Centre on the price issue, too. “The PM, the finance minister, the deputy chairman of the planning commission [Montek Singh Ahluwalia], all of them are veteran economists. But where is the country’s economy going?” he quipped.
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