“Opinion | What is ‘VOTE JIHAD’ against Modi?”, India TV News, May 08, 2024:
“As the crucial third phase of voting for Lok Sabha elections ended on Tuesday, the race has now begun for the remaining half of the total seats in Parliament. Calls for “vote jihad” are now being made, first in UP and now in Maharashtra, with Muslim Personal Law Board and Kul Jamat-e-Tanzeem leaders giving a clear call to Muslim voters to defeat Modi and BJP.
The call is clear: Do not look at the candidates or the parties, but collectively cast your votes for the candidate who is in a strong position to defeat the BJP. In his public meeting, PM Narendra Modi clearly said, voters should now choose between “vote jihad” or Ram Rajya. Modi said, he is asking for 400 Lok Sabha seats, because he wants to foil the designs of Congress and its allies.
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis alleged that calls are being given from mosques across Maharashtra, and from religious meetings of Muslims, to target BJP and defeat Modi. Fadnavis demanded that the Election Commission must look into appeals being made in the name of religion. In an interview with India TV, Fadnavis said, mosques in Maharashtra are issuing calls to support Maha Vikas Aghadi candidates and defeat BJP and allies. India TV reporter obtained a video of a Muslim meeting in Pune, convened by Kul Jamaati-e-Tanzim…..”
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