BJP Turned Vande Mataram into Language of Hate, says Surjewala

Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Tuesday alleged that the BJP had turned the slogan "Vande Mataram", which signifies respect for the motherland, into a language of hatred.

He accused the BJP of following a divisive political model in Haryana by repeatedly pitting communities against each other. 

He said the



state has been divided along multiple lines over the years Jat versus non-Jat, Punjabi versus Aggarwal, Ravidasia versus Valmiki among the poor, Sikh versus Hindu, and attempts to create divisions between Brahmins and economically weaker sections.

The Rajya Sabha MP alleged that the party polarised communities in Mewat by dividing Hindus and Muslims.