BJP Hits Back at Priyanka Gandhi With 'Disrespecting Hinduism' Charge For 'Saffron' Remark Against UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow, December 30: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday hit back at Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for her “saffron remark” against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Addressing a press conference, Deputy Chief Minister of the state Dinesh Sharma said that the Congress General Secretary had forgotten that she was supporting the rioters in the name of appeasing the minorities. Priyanka Gandhi’s Security Was Not Breached During Her Trip to Lucknow: CRPF.

The UP Deputy CM further added that Priyanka had disrespected Hinduism and accused her of doing vote-bank politics. “Today when there is peace in the entire state, these people are trying to surpass each other by spreading propaganda,” reported Hindustan Times quoting Sharma as saying. Priyanka Gandhi Heckling Row: Lucknow SSP Quashes Claims of Congress Leader's Strangulation During Visit to SR Darapuri House.

Earlier in the day, Priyanka accused UP Chief Minister of doing “revenge politics”. She said that the Office he holds does not mandate him to extract revenge from people. He added that the UP CM is not doing justice to the “saffron robe” he is wearing, as the colour Hinduism does not advocate violence.

The Congress General Secretary also told media that her party would move to the Allahabad High Court to challenge the UP Police's crackdown on anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protesters. On Saturday, She was “manhandled” by the UP Police and stopped her from meeting the family of retired IPS officer SR Darapuri . The Congress General Secretary then travelled on two-wheeler to meet the family of the former IPS officer, who was arrested by the UP government for protesting against the CAA.

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