If supporter of Hindutva, is it right to back beef eating: Adityanath asks K'taka CM

UP CM said that Siddaramaiah is following the footsteps of Rahul Gandhi who visited temples, spoke of Hindutva ahead of Guj Assembly polls.

Update: 2018-01-07 14:15 GMT
The recent deaths in Gorakhpur have brought the Yogi Adityanath-led government under scanner once again. (Photo: PTI | File)

Bengaluru: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a scathing attack on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the Congress party in view of the upcoming Assembly election in the state.

The chief minister said that Siddaramaiah is following the footsteps of Congress president Rahul Gandhi who used to visit temples and talk about Hindutva ahead of the Gujarat Assembly polls.

Addressing a BJP rally in Bengaluru, Adityanath said, "I saw a news report wherein chief minister Siddaramaih was saying that he was a Hindu. After seeing your strength he is now talking about Hindutva in the same manner as Rahul Gandhi was visiting temples in Gujarat."

He further questioned Siddaramaiah as to why he advocates for beef eaters if he was a Hindu.

"Hindutva is a method of living. It should not be linked with religion, caste, belief or prayer. Hindutva does not advocate eating beef. I want to ask the chief minister that if he was a Hindu and supports Hindutva then is it right to endorse beef eating?" Adityanath asked.

"When BJP government was in power in Karnataka we introduced a bill to impose a complete ban on killing of cows but Congress didn't allow to pass it," he added.

Accusing Congress of dividing people in the name of religion, the chief minister said, that the party has become a burden on the nation because of its corruption and divisive policies.

"During elections, Congress tries to divide you in the name of religion. Karnataka should have become a developed state by now, but the Congress has pushed it in backward direction in the last five years. BJP needs to come to power in Karnataka to develop the state and help the youth and farmers. Congress has nothing to do with development," he said.

Citing example of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat Assembly elections, where the BJP stood victorious, Adiyantah said that the Congress has been uprooted from several states.

Adityanath, who arrived in Bengaluru on Saturday night, earlier in the day also met Nirmalananda Swami in Adichunchanagiri Math.

He is also scheduled to take part in 'parivartan yatra' of BJP which was flagged off by party chief Amit Shah in November in the run-up to the Assembly poll.  

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