State BJP has outrightly refuted NPCC president K. Therie’s allegation made during the Congress party meeting on October 7, that the BJP was anti-Naga, anti-Christian, anti-faith, and anti-custom.
Terming it as “false, baseless and unfounded” allegation, State BJP through its media cell re-minded that the party, being one of the largest national political party, respect all religions and that the BJP was in no way anti-Naga or anti-Christian as alleged by Therie.
Moreover, it said the Constitution of India guarantees equal rights to every citizen of India to practice any religion of their choice and to honour and respect every religion.
The party said it would not remain a mute spectator when “political fanatic leaders like Therie habitually blamed BJP for all the mishaps that happen under the sun– in the hope of gaining undue political mileage for his party that is on the verge of extinction.”
“How can a ruling party at the Centre under Prime Minister Modi be called anti-Nagas? Under whose Prime Ministership did the Naga Political issue gain momentum, unlike the Congress party that had played with the sentiments of the Nagas during their decades long regime?” the BJP questioned.
It further reminded Therie that no member of the BJP has had any such intention “to proliferate our Christian faith with Hinduism.”
In fact, it said State BJP members were no less Christians than members from any political parties in the State.
Therefore, playing desperate politics on religious lines was very uncalled for, it added.
With regard to the issue of Naga traditional decorative items that were put up at Puja pandals, BJP said that the incident was an old video of 2020 in Kharagpur, West Bengal and not Naga-land, which had nothing to do with the BJP.
BJP, however, affirmed that the party would continue to serve the people to ensure that its welfare programs were accessible to every section of people, adding that their ideology was based on development for all.
It also assured to continue and aspire to focus more on development sector and shall not be deterred by negative agendas.
