During the assembly elections, the BJP often made some gas cylinder-related promises. On the issue of providing cheap gas cylinders to the people, the BJP has even promised Rs 450-500 in the elections.
In the Haryana elections too, the Congress joined the BJP in making election promises related to gas cylinders, but in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP’s promises seemed a bit redundant. During the election campaign, BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah had promised to provide free gas cylinders to the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and Muharram. Amit Shah said this while addressing a rally in Mendhar, Jammu and Kashmir.
What is the social media response to Amit Shah’s statement?
Question from social media website user Geeta Jiwal
A user named Chandra Prakash Pandey expressed anger over the remarks of the BJP leader, “These jihadis are talking about defeating the BJP, while you are talking about giving They give away freebies.”
Bolta Hindustan quoted Amit Shah as saying, “Now as long as they promise to sacrifice animals in Bakrid at a reasonable price, all Muslims will vote for them.”
Discussing Amit Shah’s statement, Jharkhand Congress Seva Dal wrote the statement in a sarcastic tone, as if UP would provide two gas cylinders on the occasion of Holi and Diwali ……and,
Just like in Rajasthan, you can buy a gas cylinder for 450 rupees… After seeing this situation, these BJP changed their disguise and tried to mislead the public through various inducements.
Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinet posted on Instagram, “Amit Shah promised free gas cylinders during Eid and Muharram… UP people are still waiting for Diwali, Shah Free cylinders during Shah Saheb… word of mouth ” expenses! ‘
Amit Shah promised to provide free gas cylinders during Eid and Muharram.
Shah Saheb is still waiting for a free cylinder for Holi Diwali in UP.
Word-of-mouth consumption is nothing! pic.twitter.com/ZYMfWnuUOA
— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) September 21, 2024
Is this an election slogan or a political statement?
Sending a political message to its supporters is another matter, but BJP leaders have been making statements about equal treatment of Hindus and Muslims. During the 2017 UP Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements created a lot of controversy. Previously, there was a Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh. Targeting the then chief minister, Modi had said that if the state was going to build a cemetery, then a crematorium should also be built. Similarly, Modi said if there is no power outage on Eid and Muharram, the same should happen on Holi and Diwali.
The BJP’s political rivals have been mocking Modi’s 2014 election promise to deposit 1.5 million rupees per head of black money into the accounts of the country’s people. If Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had not spoken like this, it would have been difficult for him to hold a rally. However, regarding Modi’s campaign speech, Amit Shah has made it clear that everything Modi said is an election slogan, and this kind of thing keeps happening during the election.
However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been against the government’s promise of free stuff. It is another matter for the central government to provide free food grains to large numbers of poor people, but the promise of leaders like Arvind Kejriwal to provide free power, water and health services is known as “Rewadi” – The question is whether Amit Shah’s promise of free gas cylinders is an election slogan or does it also fall into the category of nonsense?
