Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Treasurer Swami Govinddev Giri (File photo)
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust treasurer Swami Govinddev Giri on Sunday said it was wrong to call the political fight a vote jihad. He said it was wrong to call the political struggle that. Hindu society should fight against this. His reaction comes at a time when political temperatures are high in Maharashtra over these issues.
During the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was vocal about the issue of vote jihad. He called for an attack on it and responded to it with a crusade. Meanwhile, the Hindu saint said pamphlets had been distributed before but now openly raised slogans such as “vote jihad”.
It is incorrect to call the struggle between parties a war – Govindev Giri
Hindu saint Swami Govinddev Giri told reporters that earlier instructions on who to vote for were given through the distribution of pamphlets from religious places. But now slogans like vote jihad are being raised openly. He said voting is the right and responsibility of every citizen. It is wrong to call political struggle a war.
He said, “It is incorrect to call the fight between two political parties a war. But voting jihad is openly advocated and the Hindu society should fight it without hesitation. Hindu saints say that everyone has the right to vote.
Fadnavis calls for vote crusade
Earlier, an Islamic scholar allegedly called for voting jihad against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led grand alliance government. Talking about this, Fadnavis called for a vote campaign to counter this. Polling for all Assembly seats in Maharashtra will be held on November 20.
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At some rallies held in Pune ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Devendra Fadnavis played a video of Islamic scholar Sajjad Nomani. During this period, he claimed that slogans such as “vote jihad” were raised. Right there. Voting jihad is extremely fierce for the upcoming parliamentary elections in two or three days.
