On May 2, 2023, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Congress had become a Muslim fundamentalist party. He made these remarks after Congress released its manifesto for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections.
In their manifesto, the Congress party has made promises like offering Muslim reservations, banning Bajrang Dal etc. Himanta Biswa Sarma also compared the Congress party with Jinnah because of this manifesto.
Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “Our Home Minister has banned PFI (Popular Front of India). Congress is saying that it will ban the Bajrang Dal. Congress is saying that it will restart the Muslim reservations. Congress has also talked about canceling the anti-conversion bill. Today’s manifesto by Congress is a complete Muslim fundamentalist manifesto. I believe that even if Jinnah had been alive, he would never make such a manifesto. Today the Congress has fallen lower than Jinnah. In Karnataka, Congress is talking totally against the Indian spirit. Congress has become a Muslim fundamentalist party.”
It is to be noted that, on May 2, Congress released the party’s manifesto for the upcoming Karnataka Elections. In the manifesto, Congress vowed to put a ban on Bajrang Dal if it is voted to power in the state.
“We believe that law and Constitution are sacrosanct and can not be violated by individuals and Organisations like Bajrang Dal, PFI or others promoting enmity or hatred, whether among majority or minority communities. We will take decisive action as per law including imposing a ban on any such organisations,” read the Congress manifesto.
The Karnataka State Assembly election polling is going to be held on May 10, 2023. The results of the election will be declared on May 13 2023. The 224-member assembly of the Karnataka state will complete its fifteenth term on May 24, 2023. At present, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has a total of 119 seats, while the Congress has a total of 75, and its ally JD(S) has a total of 28 seats.
