As the politicisation of the Dadri incident continues, controversial statements made by few of the BJP leaders have adversely affected the ruling party’s image. Many BJP leaders feel that the incident should not have been given a communal color. Ironically, some of the people who are giving it a communal color seem to be from within the party. The BJP did distance itself from all the controversial remarks, but they can't seem to stop making headlines. Here are some of the controversial comments made by few BJP leaders on the Dadri lynch incident:
Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma termed the brutal lynching of 45-year-old Mohammed Akhlaq by a frenzied mob in Bisara village at Dadri in Greater Noida an ‘accident’, claiming that ‘some misunderstanding’ had led to the incident. “This (incident) should be considered an accident without giving any communal colour to it,” he said.
‘Consuming Cow Meat is Wrong, Excitement of Kids led to the Attack’
Soon after the incident took place, BJP leader and a former MLA Nawab Singh Nagar said “if anybody was consuming cow meat then that is wrong”. He further seemed to have justified that act saying that it was the 'excitement of kids' that led to the attack due to the nationwide movement against cow slaughter.
BJP Leader Wants Cow Slaughterers Arrested Instead
Two days later to the incident, another local BJP leader Vichitra Tomar pops up with a statement saying "The police have arrested innocent people. We also demand legal action against those people, who are engaged in cow slaughter as it is hurting Hindu sentiments."
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