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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Wednesday termed all his party opponant in Uttar Pradesh as KASAB, the name of 26/11 Mumbai attacker. He urged the people of Uttar Pradesh to free the state from “KASAB”.
“By KASAB, I mean Congress, Samajwadi and BSP. Until and unless Kasab is laid to rest, development and prosperity will continue to elude the state,” Amit Shah explained as he unleashed another scathing attack on the opposition in the state.
“In this election, people of UP should get rid of Kasab. I say it again, people of UP should get rid of Kasab,” Shah said while addressing an election rally in Gorakhpur’s Chauri Chaura.
Ajmal Kasab, the only among the Pakistani attackers caught after the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, was hanged in 2012.
“Until Kasab is laid to rest, development and prosperity will continue to elude UP,” Mr Shah said.
Reacting to the BJP chief’s dig, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Mau Singhvi said, “There is a need to end acronyms… BJP’s repulsive thinking has been brought out. It shows the party’s communal mindset.”
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi came up with SCAM while addressing his first rally in Uttar Pradesh. “SCAM is Samajwadi, Congress, Akhilesh and Mayawati,” he said, drawing a roar of approval from the crowd.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s reply came in Kanpur, where he said that the word stands for – “Service, Courage, Ability and Modesty”.