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Dusted, rusted approach of vote bank is no longer working, says Nadda
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Dusted, rusted approach of vote bank is no longer working, says Nadda
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New Delhi, April 18 (TIWN) BJP chief J.P Nadda on Monday said that Indian politics has undergone a rapid transformation in the last eight years.

In a letter to fellow citizens, Nadda said: "Indian politics has undergone a rapid transformation in the last eight years. The tried, tested, or I should say dusted and rusted approach of vote bank politics, divisive politics, and selective politics is no longer working."   

Nadda's letter follows a joint statement of opposition parties on recent violence. "Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his emphasis on 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas' every Indian is being empowered and is getting the wings to rise further. Unfortunately, this thrust towards development politics is being bitterly resisted by the rejected and dejected parties who are once again taking refuge in vote bank and divisive politics," Nadda wrote. 

He further wrote that today, India is seeing two distinctive styles of politics - the NDA's efforts which are seen in their work and the petty politics of a group of parties, which is seen in their acerbic words. "In the last few days, we have seen these parties come together yet again in letter (whether in spirit too, time will tell) in which they have waged a direct onslaught on the spirit of our nation and cast aspersions on our hard working citizens," he wrote. 

Referring to violence in Rajasthan, he said: "I want to remind the rejected and dejected political parties - since you talk about vote bank politics, why have you forgotten the shameful happenings in Karauli, Rajasthan? What are the compulsions that are driving your haunting silence on the issue?"  "In November 1966, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi opened fire on Hindu Sadhus sitting outside Parliament who had marched towards Delhi with the demand of banning cow slaughter in India. And who can forget Rajiv Gandhi's infamous words - "When a big tree falls, the earth shakes" - that justified the killing of thousands of Sikhs in the wake of PM Indira Gandhi's death,he said.  He mentioned violent incidents-- Gujarat in 1969, Moradabad 1980, Bhiwandi 1984, Meerut 1987, various incidents against the Hindus in Kashmir valley throughout the 1980s, 1989 Bhagalpur, 1994 Hubballi.

"The list of communal violence during Congress rule is long. Under which Government did the Muzaffarnagar Riots happen in 2013 or the Assam Riots in 2012," he asked.

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