NEW DELHI: The CPI(M) today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "graveyard, cremation ground" remarks, alleging it was a "straightforward" appeal aimed at "communal polarisation" of voters in Uttar Pradesh. "It is a straightforward appeal, an effort for communal polarisation. "Agar kabristan me bijli hai to shamshaan me bhi honi chahiye. "You now have these fork-tongued speeches ... there is this one angle of economy and debt waiver and, on the other, straightforward appeal for communal polarisation. The BJP has perfected the tactic," he alleged.To a question whether such a tactic will backfire on BJP, he said "I hope so.

Source: Economic Times February 20, 2017 11:26 UTC