Vote Jihad News: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Treasurer Swami Govinddev Giri has criticized the use of the term “Vote Jihad” in political debates and said that political rivalry should not be described in such language. His comments on Sunday come amid controversial statements by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis linking the elections to a ‘religious war’.
Speaking to reporters, Swami Govinddev Giri said that while guidelines on voting were once issued through pamphlets at religious places, slogans like “Vote Jihad” are now being propagated openly. He urged the Hindu society to react to this trend.
Advocacy of ‘Vote Jihad’
The saint said, “‘Jihad’ is equivalent to ‘religious war’, but it is unfair to call political competition ‘war’. Since ‘Vote Jihad’ is being openly advocated, it will be countered without any hesitation.” Should be done.”
Emphasizing that voting is both a right and a responsibility of good citizens, he said, “True Hindus are pro-humanity, treating everyone equally like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. We should also not tolerate injustice.”
These comments follow Fadnavis’ allegations that Sajjad Nomani, an Islamic scholar, had advocated “vote jihad” against the BJP-led government. During rallies in Pune ahead of the November 20 assembly elections, Fadnavis played a video purportedly showing Nomani calling for a boycott of BJP voters.
“If they are trying to do vote jihad to destabilize the government, you will also have to do ‘vote ka dharma-yudh’,” Fadnavis said while urging supporters to counter the alleged tactics of the opposition. Was.
