Lucknow: BJP is up to its power game again. This time as a strategy for civic polls it has fielded Zeeshan Mehndi, BJP’s district minority cell chief from Faizabad, as its lone minority representative from the Ram Prasad Bismil ward – one of the 45 wards in Faizabad against Ayodhya’s 15. Mr.Zeeshan represents 8% of shia votebank.
Shia’s also supported the stance taken by BJP to ban “Triple Talaq”.
Political analysts say that this move fits into BJP’s poll Slogan “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikaas”.
The chief of the Shia Wakf Board, Wasim Rizvi said that he supports a temple in Ayodhya and a mosque outside the temple town . This made VHP happier and VHP’s Ayodhya-based spokesman Sharad Sharma said that “We are not against all Muslims. We are only against anti-nationals,” hinting that even the staunch Hindu bodies like VHP may not have a problem with the BJP move.
Another BJP leader said that “It’s good publicity for us.”
The BJP was criticised for not giving ticket to even a single Muslim candidate in 2014 Lok Sabha polls and 2017 UP Assembly elections.
Muslim candidate of BJP contests for temple towns
