Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking in Punjab today, criticized the political rivals of Uttar Pradesh, accusing them of opposing the law that bans triple talaks.
He said they “do not want the welfare even of people who vote for them.”
“Today, from every corner of the country, I’m receiving the blessings of Muslim sisters and daughters because I have done a great service to protect them,” he stated in the current polls in his state, which contains a large portion that is populated with Muslim voters.
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“My mothers and sisters, imagine their plight after they get such instant divorces. Where will they go? Imagine the plight of the parents… the brother… the mother… of the girl who is sent back home after such a divorce,” he added.
“Do I think of votes, of my chair, or the country and its people… But they opposed it,” he said by reaching out to Muslims.
The Samajwadi Party, which emerged as the most formidable rival against the BJP in the days leading to the elections, has always been famous among Muslims.
The third phase election in the state will be held on Sunday.
PM Modi had reached out to Muslim voters before the first phase began and spoke of the law prohibiting triple talaq during his first public rally in Saharanpur.
“We freed Muslim sisters from the tyranny of triple talaq. When Muslim sisters started supporting the BJP openly, these vote-mongers became uneasy. They are trying to stop Muslim daughters from progressing. Our government stands with Muslim women,” PM Modi stated.
In a scathing attack on taking a swipe at Samajwadi Party and the Congress, he claimed that Muslim women’s praise of him was causing them to feel a “stomach ache.”
The election results for the state of UP, along with four additional conditions, will be released on the 10th of March.
