New Delhi, Nov 27 (TIWN) Campaign for the Gujarat Assembly polls and elections to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is underway in full swing.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is attempting to make the contest in Gujarat triangular, where the main competition is expected between the Congress and the BJP.  In the MCD elections, the Congress is trying hard to find its lost ground in the contest between the BJP and AAP.  Love jihad is one of the topics in the agenda of the organisations associated with the Sangh Parivar, along with the saffron party.  During campaigning, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma demanded strict laws against love jihad, describing the murder of Shraddha Walkar as a big issue regarding safety of women.  Sarma went on to say that a killer like ‘Aaftab Amin Poonawalla’ exists in every city and stressed on the need to enact strong laws against love jihad to ensure women’s safety.  Sarma tried to send a message to the voters that only a strong BJP government could protect them from crimes.  Home Minister Amit Shah has also been seen fiercely targeting the Congress over appeasement politics. Addressing an election rally in Gujarat, Shah praised the actions of the Bhupendra Patel-led government, namely the removal of ‘illegal’ tombs and ‘fake’ graves.  He was all praise for the Patel-led government for freeing the area from encroachment and curbing smuggling.