BJP threw ‘Hindutva ladder’ after coming to power: Sena

MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena on Tuesday lashed out at the BJP, saying it came to power by climbing on the “Hindutva ladder” but threw it off once its purpose was met.

Accusing the BJP of “stabbing Hindutva in the back” by breaking alliance with the Shiv Sena after the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party said not a single promise made to Hindus has been fulfilled till now.

The Congress at least flattered Muslims for so many years, while the BJP, instead of “cajoling” Hindus, is bent on making them secular, it said in an editorial in party mouthpiece `Saamana’.

The Hindus today are disappointed, the Sena claimed, alleging that the BJP used Hindus the way the Congress used Muslims.

Not a single promise made to Hindus has been fulfilled by the BJP, be it the Ram temple or the Uniform Civil Code. All of this was on the BJP’S aggressive Hindutva agenda, but the aggressiveness which was there before coming to power, deflated later, it said.

“The BJP has become like the Congress. At least the Congress flattered Muslims for so many years. The BJP, far from cajoling, is making Hindus secular. The country’s journey from the Congress to the Congress has begun,” said the Sena, which is an ally of the BJP at the Centre and in Maharashtra.

Slamming RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for his remarks that Hindus have no aspiration of dominance, the Sena said it was expected of him to speak about the current situation in the country, where Hindus are being dubbed terrorists and attempts are being made to finish them. Addressing a gathering at the second World Hindu Congress in Chicago last Friday, Bhagwat had said Hindus have no aspiration of dominance and asked them to come together and organise themselves.