BJP's Dangerous, Divisive Slogans


By Vijaya Pushkarna




The BJP's efforts at polarising communities ahead of the Delhi elections, has a larger design to it.The hate speech by  Minister of State for Finance, Anurag Thakur, at a rally  on Jan 27 has been taken note of by the Election Commission of India.

But the next day, things only got more crass, with other BJP leaders speaking hate, in their own language.

My take on Thakur and his party's strategy


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