Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday targeted Chhattisgarh’s only Muslim minister Mohammad Akbar by saying that India needs Narendra Modi and not the 16th-century Mughal Emperor Akbar.
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader made the comments at a rally in the state’s Kawardha district. Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases on November 7 and November 17.
Sarma was campaigning for BJP candidate from Kawardha, Vijay Sharma, who is contesting against Congress leader Akbar. Akbar is a four-time MLA from the constituency.
“To save Chhattisgarh from love jihad, religious conversion, and people like Akbar, we need people like Vijay Sharma,” Sarma said. “Do you want Akbar or Vijay? Make Vijay win the elections or else this Akbar from Kawardha will take over the whole of Chhattisgarh.”
“Our country does not need any [Mughal emperors] Babur, Aurangzeb or Akbar,” the Assam chief minister added. “Our country needs Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Vijay Sharma.”
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