Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, Apr 4: “BJP has resorted to politics of vengeance in order to hide their total failure in administration. The prices of fuel, fertilizers and daily commodities have skyrocketed,” said former minister Ramanath Rai.

Addressing the media here in the city, he further said, “Communal hatred has gone to extreme levels in the district of Dakshina Kannada. BJP is turning the district of intellectuals into a laboratory for communal ideology experiments. Non-Hindus are not allowed to do business in temple fairs. BJP is polarizing the society by boycotting Halal meat.

“Programmes held in temples are used as tools for communal ideology propagation. In the communal killings that took place in the district, only two religious outfits are involved. In these murders no Hindu who supports Congress or Muslim is there. In both the FIRs, Muslim and Hindu religious outfits are named. A panchayat vice president from Congress was also killed. Some say that there is reaction for every action. But Congress has never taken revenge. Congress always follows the constitution of Ambedkar," he said.

“If the communal hatred campaign of BJP goes beyond control it will lead to racial hatred. I pray with the almighty for peace and love. BJP should immediately stop vote bank politics. District administration should hold a peace meeting and avoid any future disasters", Rai suggested.

“Chaos are being created in the name of God, religion and patriotism. Real traitor is the one who criticizes freedom fighters who have suffered imprisonment for the sake of the country. Nehru sacrificed his whole family for the sake of India. It is blatant lie that boycotting of Muslim businesses is done because of their self-proclaimed bandh that was held against the Hijab ruling of high court. Muslim vendors were not allowed to do business during temple fairs three years ago. It is not right to say that there is connection between the Hijab issue and boycotting of Muslim traders.”