Former Railway Minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief on April 6 said Hindus could not be united on communal lines and the BJP should give up its policy of attacking Muslims to seek votes from the majority community. The senior Congress leader was speaking at a meet-the-press programme organised by the Bangalore Reporters’ Guild and the Press Club of Bangalore. He said that leaders such as Nitish Kumar, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati, Lalu Prasad and N. Chandrababu Naidu had been garnering Hindu votes without appealing to Hindu sentiments. Mr. Sharief, who is contesting from the Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency, said that the BJP should realise this truth, and if the party worked for secularism it would be good for it as well as the country. He also criticised those who were using hate language during the campaign.
STOP ATTACKING Muslims: JAFFER SHARIEF TO BJP
Former Railway Minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief on April 6 said Hindus could not be united on communal lines and the BJP should give up its policy of attacking Muslims to seek votes from the majority community.
