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BJP leader compares Shatrughan Sinha with a 'dog' for meeting rivals

Internal rifts seem to be getting deeper in the Bharatiya Janata Party after Bihar defeat

Web Desk November 09, 2015

Indian Janta Dal United activists and supporters celebrate after a victory by an alliance, led by their party, in New Delhi on November 8, 2015, in the Bihar state assembly elections. PHOTO: AFP

Internal rifts within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seem to be getting deeper and deeper after the party suffered a heavy electoral defeat in Bihar, the country’s third most populous state.

Soon after BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha met Grand Alliance leaders Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav and congratulated them on their victory in the state elections, BJP General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya compared the actor-turned-politician’s act with that of a dog chasing a car.

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Responding to a question about Sinha calling Nitish Kumar a “successful” chief minister, the BJP secretary general said, “Dog runs after the car feeling it’s running because of him, but it’s not. The party doesn’t run because of one man.”

Recently, Vijayvargiya made headlines when he lashed out at Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan for his remarks regarding increasing religious ‘intolerance’ in India.

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“Shah Rukh Khan lives in India, but his heart is in Pakistan. His films make crores here but he finds India intolerant,” BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya hit out at the actor in a series of tweets.

However, after being heavily criticised for his remarks, the BJP leader deleted his tweet. Earlier in the day, Sinha said those responsible for the BJP’s debacle in Bihar should be taken to task.

Praising Nistish Kumar, Sinha said he was a “tried, tested and a successful” chief minister.

The article originally appeared in The Indian Express

COMMENTS (2)

John | 9 years ago | Reply Hindutva is taking on everyone, including their own dissenting voices, if any in the first place. Extremism is on an exponential rise under the leadership of the Fascist in Chief. Even Modi apologists have started to concede in private now that perhaps Modi hasn’t changed and is the same man as he was during the time of Gujrat Massacre. There is a quote in English that’s goes like “the fruit never falls far from the Tree” .Modi was RSS and he will stay RSS for the remainder of his life. There is a whole pattern to this tide of extremism. Not only Muslims ,Christian and Dalits but even the Sikhs are being targeted now. The holy Guru Granth Sahib is being desecrated again and again and again under the patronage of this Brahmin, Hindutva following Mob pushing them towards Sarbat Khalsa. The talk of Khalistan is back, thanks to Modi but India blames ISI for this instead of having a good look at herself and the fascist at the top position. This reaction is same as Pakistan’s reaction to home grown terrorism , Blame others rather than holding yourself responsible.

ABC | 9 years ago | Reply First calling innocent murdered low caste children dogs and now to their own party's MP Thats shinning India my friend

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