BJP won’t adopt a policy of appeasement but satisfaction of all, says PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a stinging swipe at the Opposition by describing their unity bid as "guarantee" for corruption and batted for the introduction of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), saying, "How will the country be able to run with such a dual system?"

Modi maintained that the BJP would not adopt the policy of "tushtikaran" (appeasement) but that of "santhushtikaran" (satisfaction) of all communities and criticised them for supporting triple talaq. Speaking about the alleged "discrimination" faced by the backward Muslims when the BJP was not in power at the Centre, he said, "Those who do vote-bank politics have destroyed Pasmanda Muslims and they did not get any benefits."

Modi regretted that there was no discussion on the plight of the Pasmanda Muslims in the country who are not treated equally but considered lowly and untouchable and were discriminated against for endless generations by their more privileged brethren and were exploited by the “vote-bank politics.”

The Prime Minister further said even the Supreme Court has advocated for the Uniform Civil Code, but those practicing vote-bank politics are opposing it. While drawing attention to what he said was the "vote-bank and appeasement politics," Modi sought to affirm that "the BJP is working for 'Sabka saath, Sabka vikas' and giving Muslims all benefits of Government schemes like PM Ayushman Bharat and PM Awas Yojna.”

Talking about the Uniform Civil Code, Modi said, "We are seeing that work is being done to instigate such people in the name of Uniform Civil Code. If there is one law for one member in a house and another for the other, will the house be able to run? So how will the country be able to run with such a dual system?"

"If you want the welfare of your sons, daughters, and grandchildren, then vote for the BJP and not any family-oriented parties," he said.

Modi also said those supporting triple talaq were doing grave injustice to Muslim daughters. "Triple talaq doesn't just do injustice to daughters...Entire families get ruined. If triple talaq is an essential part of Islam, then why was it banned in countries like Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia," Modi asked.

Modi said that in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, South India, especially in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu, and a number of other States, many castes were bereft of development because of the policy of appeasement.

In the interactive session with the BJP workers in Bhopal where Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP president JP Nadda were also present, Modi was asked by a BJP worker about the Opposition parties' bid for unity vis-à-vis the BJP to which he replied saying, "You seem to be very angry with them, but you need to sympathise with them...daya karni chahiye."

He said the Opposition parties are "more restless and worried today than they were in 2014 and 2019 elections. “ Aaj jo chatpatahat aap Opposition mein dekh rahain hain vo pahle nahin thi," Modi said.

“Those who used to be staunch enemies of each other are today prostrating before each other...they are worried and scared, which signals that voters have already made up their minds to elect the BJP again in 2024 Lok Sabha polls," said Modi amidst heavy clapping and slogan-shouting.

"In 2024 elections main BJP ki prachand vijay tay hain" (in 2024 LS elections BJP's roaring majority is decided), announced the Prime Minister with Nadda and Chouhan clapping along with the BJP workers.

Taking a dig at the Opposition unity, he said, "You must have seen a group photo of Opposition party leaders, this is a guarantee of corruption of 20 lakh crore." Modi was referring to various corruption cases faced by Opposition party leaders.

Modi asked workers to understand the importance of groundwork at the booth level and the feedback coming from the booth-level workers. "Even PM-CM policies depend on booth workers," he said and maintained that "BJP is not the party where leaders sit in air-conditioned rooms and issue 'fatwas'."

"But for the booth committee, Ujjwala Yojna could not even be thought of, but you gave the feedback and the poor got LPG," Modi said and asked party workers that they should carry out their booth work with “seva bhav” and try to be "social workers".

Earlier, Modi inaugurated five Vande Bharat trains virtually on Tuesday, connecting various cities across the country. The event took place at the Rani Kamalapati railway station in Bhopal, where he gave the green signal to two semi-high-speed trains physically and flagged off the remaining three virtually. The ceremony was attended by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Jyotiraditya Scindia. With the launch of these five trains, the total number of indigenous semi-high-speed trains operating in the country has reached 23. Earlier this month, Minister Vaishnaw had pledged to connect each state through a Vande Bharat Express train by the end of June, and the remaining states on the list were Goa, Bihar, and Jharkhand.