BJP MP Mahesh Trivedi
Ahead of the Kanpur West Samau Assembly by-election polls, the BJP appears to be fully on board with the Hindutva agenda. The BJP MLA from Kidwai Nagar sparked a debate by making an important statement during CM Yogi’s public meeting on Saturday.
The BJP has been unable to win in West Samau for the past 22 years. This time, the BJP is betting on twice-defeated candidate Suresh Awasthi, while the Samajwadi Party has fielded former MP Irfan Solanki’s Wife Naseem Solanki. Amid the SP’s ongoing victories in this Muslim-majority seat, the BJP is openly following a Hindutva agenda this time.
“Every terrorist is a Muslim”
CM Yogi came to Sisamau constituency to campaign for the by-election. Before the chief minister’s speech, BJP leaders and MLAs shared their views on the stage. When it was Kidwai Nagar MLA Mahesh Trivedi’s turn, he expressed his views openly in public. Mahesh Trivedi said, I am not saying that every Muslim is a terrorist, but what is certain is that every terrorist is definitely a Muslim.
“If you divide, you will be divided”
After Mahesh Trivedi’s statement, a new controversy arose in the political circles. Political experts say the BJP appears to be contesting the election entirely on Hindutva issues this time. Prior to this statement, CM Yogi’s statement “If we divide, we cut” was also inspired by this. He believes that this time the BJP has devised a strategy to win the elections by bringing all parties together.
How effective this strategy will be will be known only after the election results come out, but what is certain is that this seat will not be so easy for the SP. To win elections, socialist parties must include Dalits and backward classes in their fold and must also avoid overconfidence. On the other hand, if the BJP’s strategy succeeds, then the 2027 elections are expected to be conducted in the same manner.
