Congress calls Kailash Vijayvargiya’s statement ‘irresponsible’ and demands an apology
Team Clarion
INDORE — Madhya Pradesh Urban Development and Housing Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has drawn severe criticism for predicting a civil war in the country over the issue of demographic changes.
“Social harmony is very important. Recently, I was talking to a retired military officer who is very active in social work. He said the way our country’s demography is changing, a civil war will start after 30 years. Such a situation may arise that you people will not be able to live,” Vijayvargiya said on Sunday at an event here in connection with the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan.
“We have to think and contemplate on this matter. We should work on how to strengthen the word Hindu,” said Vijayvargiya. He is also a former national general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Some people want to divide Hindus on caste lines so that they can achieve power using the British policy of ‘divide and rule’, he claimed.
Congress condemned his statement calling it “irresponsible” and demanded an apology.
“Vijayvargiya’s statement is completely irresponsible. This is a statement that creates an atmosphere of instability and fear in the country. It raises questions on peace and brotherhood. He should publicly apologise,” said MP Congress spokesperson Neelabh Shukla.
Vijayvargiya should identify the retired army officer and also tell us why the latter has this apprehension of civil war, Shukla said.
According to reports, Vijayvargiya and some RSS leaders had participated in an event called ‘Samajik Samrasta Rakshabandhan Parv’, during which woman sanitation workers tied rakhis (bonds of protection) on their wrists.
Former MLA Kunal Choudhary reminded Vijayvargiya of the promise of the Central government to make India a developed nation within 30 years.
He said that a few days ago, the “government in Delhi was talking about making India a developed nation by 2047, and now, a senior BJP leader and state minister is predicting civil war in the country.”
Chaudhry blamed the BJP for “following the footsteps of the British and wanting to divide India”.
