{"id":164622,"date":"2025-01-02T11:13:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T06:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=164622"},"modified":"2025-01-02T11:13:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T06:13:19","slug":"bjp-lawmaker-calls-muslims-harmful-to-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/01\/02\/bjp-lawmaker-calls-muslims-harmful-to-the-nation.html","title":{"rendered":"BJP lawmaker calls Muslims \u2018Harmful to the Nation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-164623\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/images-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/01\/images-3-1.jpg 311w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/01\/images-3-1-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/>New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, parliamentarians, legislators and activists of all ranks, from the top of the hierarchy to the last member, have systematically been deriding and disparaging India\u2019s religious minorities, especially Muslims, ever since the Hindutva party came to power in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, as part of the same diabolical strategy, a BJP legislator from Bihar\u2019s Bihpur constituency, Engineer Shailendra, has made provocative statements about Muslims, calling them \u201charmful to the nation\u201d and stating that \u201cthe community should implement population control in earnest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a gathering in his constituency, Shailendra openly stated that he would prefer to lose an election rather than accept votes from Muslims. \u201cWe stand firm on our statement. There\u2019s nothing wrong with it. We don\u2019t want Muslim votes,\u201d the MLA declared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho creates disorder across the country? Who opposes those who vote for Sanatan Dharma? Who are the terrorists in the country? Why are temple remnants found in mosques? Who is responsible for all these activities? It is Muslims who do this, and who supports Muslims? It is the RJD (Rashtriya Janata Dal). We don\u2019t need Muslim votes because Muslims are harmful to the nation,\u201d he was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>He also made a provocative statement regarding population control, suggesting that while Hindus have one child, Muslims tend to have larger families. 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