BJP harps on Hindutva wave ahead of Ram Navami
With Ram Navami just days away, the BJP in West Bengal has intensified its Hindutva rhetoric, signalling a clear shift towards religious polarisation ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
Addressing a rally of PoJK displaced persons at Nowshera near the Line of Control (LoC), Chuni said they have been used as votebank in elections by political parties.
Statesman News Service | Jammu | November 6, 2023 8:35 pm
Calling for a decisive battle for the legitimate rights of Pakistan Occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) Displaced Persons, SOS International Chairman Rajiv Chuni on Monday asked the BJP government to fulfil all genuine demands of the displaced persons before the Lok Sabha elections.
Addressing a rally of PoJK displaced persons at Nowshera near the Line of Control (LoC), Chuni said they have been used as votebank in elections by political parties.
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The refugee leader said, “We will have to take a decisive call before the elections. He asked the government to concede “our” five major demands including Rs 25 lakh to all PoJK displaced families as approved by the then state government, reservation in professional and technical institutes of the country for our youth, job package for educated unemployed youth of displaced persons, reservation of eight seats in J&K legislative assembly for PoJK refugees and grant Pahari status to all PoJK displaced community members.
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“It is the appropriate time to send a strong message across the political platforms that our struggle is genuine and legitimate. We will have to take a collective decision of boycotting the elections or voting in favour of a particular party to ensure that our voice is heard at the highest level,” the senior refugee leader said, adding “We will have to think and take a call as to who delivers justice to our hapless people”.
He made a fervent appeal to all the members of PoJK DPs that they should not get betrayed by the false promises of politicians from the ruling class and they should be asked to fulfil their commitments before seeking votes in their favour.
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With Ram Navami just days away, the BJP in West Bengal has intensified its Hindutva rhetoric, signalling a clear shift towards religious polarisation ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has accused the ruling BJP government in Madhya Pradesh of communalising the festivals of the country and dividing the people on such amicable occasions on religious lines.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha, Gandhi said, “I rise to address this House on a matter of great importance. The non-fulfillment of maternity entitlements under the National Food Security Act, 2013 and the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana."
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