Ashok Gehlot, the AICC general secretary who was by his side during these visits, has said that it was important to dispel the misperception that Congress is synonymous with Muslims and that the BJP is equivalent to Hindus. Us perception ka unhone misuse kiya BJP ne — Congress musalmanon ki party ban gayi hai, Congress musalmanon ko tarjeeh de rahi hai aur yeh baat Hinduon ke dimaag mein aa gayi country ke andar. Ram Mandir ke naam pe aa gayi thi….aaj se 20-25 saal pehle…Yatra nikali gayi thi….gaon gaon ke andar…paise ikatthe kiya gey the…aise mahol ban gaya country ke ander,” he said. The BJP misused that perception (to signal) that Congress has become a party of Muslims, Congress is giving preference to Muslims. (They succeeded in creating a misunderstanding in the Hindu society that Congress means Muslims and the BJP means Hindu.

Source: Indian Express December 28, 2017 23:29 UTC