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Suvendu Adhikari, a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, has stirred a controversy by disbanding the Minority Front and urging leaders to drop the slogan “Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas”. Instead, Adhikari suggested adopting a new slogan: “Jo Hamare Sath, Hum Unke Sath Hain” (We are with those who are with us).
“…I had talked about nationalist Muslims and you too had said ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. But I will not say this now. Instead, now we will say, ‘Let peace and stability prevail in Jammu and Kashmir.’o Our Saath, Hum Unke Saath‘. Stop it.’With everyone, everyone’s development, Minority Front is not needed,, suvendu adhikari This was said in the BJP state executive meeting in Kolkata on Wednesday.
#Watch At the BJP state executive meeting in Kolkata, West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said, “…I had talked about nationalist Muslims and you too had said ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. But I will not say that now. Instead, now we will say, ‘Jo humare saath, hum… pic.twitter.com/mvqKGuJ9iN
– ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2024
‘This is against democracy’
Adhikari was criticised for his statement with TMC leader Kunal Ghosh saying “it is against democracy”. He said, “There is a Hindu majority, and then there are minorities, Muslims and Christians, and all democratic parties have a minority cell… If it (BJP) was a democratic party, it would have said our party is for everyone… But they are saying there should not be a minority front…”
#Watch TMC leader Kunal Ghosh says, “…They (BJP) are saying there should not be a minority front, this is against democracy. There is a Hindu majority and then there are minorities, Muslims and Christians and all democratic parties have a minority cell… If this (BJP)… pic.twitter.com/AIuk4TCbyu
– ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2024
The official issued a clarification
The official clarified that the slogan was coined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi “and it still stands.” He said his statement was “political” and had nothing to do with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas” slogan.
“As a BJP functionary, with great pain, I put forth my point that the BJP state unit should stand with the party workers and not with those who are not standing with the BJP,” the official said.
He complained that despite doing welfare work for all, he hears that ‘BJP is a Hindu party.’ “We are shown black flags and stones are thrown at our vehicles… Whatever we have done so far is for every citizen of the country, irrespective of religion.”
#Watch | Kolkata: West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said, “This slogan was given by the Prime Minister and it still stands. As a BJP functionary, I put forth my point with great pain that the BJP state unit should stand with the party workers and not with those who are not with the party. pic.twitter.com/mdyFwp980D
– ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2024
The West Bengal BJP leader said, “My statements are personal and have no connection with the party’s views… There was a minority front in my constituency. I celebrated Eid with 700 people at Milan Utsav.” He further stressed, “Communal voting has affected the BJP a lot…”
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