Guwahati: Senior CPIM leader and former Rajya Sabha lawmaker Brinda Karat on Thursday claimed that the BJP was using religion as a tool to polarise the populace and the nation.
While addressing a party campaign at Amarpur in the Gomati district, Karata said a huge responsibility has mounted on the people of Tripura with the start of 2023.
“The first election of 2023 is going to take place in 2023. With this election, the future of the Indian Constitution is dependent. It’s a challenge for the people of the state. For the people of Tripura we have shown the exit path to BJP and after the people would achieve freedom”, she said.
Nathuram Godse, who killed Mahatma Gandhi, is now regarded as a hero by the BJP and RSS, according to Karat. In the name of God, they (the BJP-RSS) are currently building temples and erecting monuments.
“During left front government, no politics was done with temples, religion but BJP used religion for their own political benefits. BJP is trying to divide the country and people using religion with politics. They are using religion as a weapon to divide the people and the country. We have never seen such politics”, she said.
She further asserted that the saffron party was aiming to undermine the harmony between Hindus and Muslims.
“During British rule Hindu, Muslims came together and fought for freedom. And now to break the unity and to weaken it they have carried out attacks on minorities and driven bulldozers of the Indian Constitution. Now BJP leaders who are coming in Tripura are now not speaking on their works but giving long speeches on religion”, she added.