{"id":14950,"date":"2017-04-29T15:46:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T10:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=14950"},"modified":"2017-05-01T13:39:12","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T08:09:12","slug":"speakers-apn-show-politicians-polarise-people-punished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/special-tv-shows\/speakers-apn-show-politicians-polarise-people-punished\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers in APN show: Politicians who polarise people should be punished"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]APN\u2019s Aap ki rai discusses why BJP leaders end up making communally charged statements<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have been reiterating their unhappiness at BJP leaders stoking outrage by making frequent communal statements, certain elements in the party seem to be set upon creating trouble for the party leadership by issuing controversial statements. On Saturday (April 29), Swami Prasad Maurya, the Uttar Pradesh Minister for Cooperatives, has said that Muslims chose triple talaq to satisfy their \u201clust\u201d by changing wives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maurya, who is in Basti, was quoted as saying by ANI, \u201cKoi havas poora karne ke liye lagatar patni badle, bachon-patni ko bheek mangne pe majboor kare ise koi acha nahi kehega<\/em>. (Just for lust, if someone changes his wife or forces children to beg then no one would appreciate it).<\/span><\/p>\n

Similarly, another minister Satyadev Pachauri was caught using \u00a0derogatory language for a physically disabled contractual employee during a surprise inspection at the Divyang Empowerment Department in Lucknow. He was quoted telling his official, \u201cYou have kept a loola-langda<\/em> on contract. What will he do? This is the reason behind lack of hygiene in Lucknow.\u201d Interestingly Yogi government has recently renamed the Viklang Kalyan Vibhag (Handicap Welfare Department) to Divyang Jan Sashaktikaran Vibhag (Divyang Empowerment Department).<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile in Moradabad, VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi was recently quoted asking Muslim women to leave their religion and say \u201cI love you\u201d to Hindu men, so they can escape triple talaq.<\/span><\/p>\n

APN ran a half-hour Aap ki rai<\/em> (your opinion) program on Saturday, to find out people\u2019s views on the frequent communally surcharged controversial statements. It was more focused on Maurya\u2019s comment on lust. $\"Politicians$ <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

APN\u2019s Himanshu Dikshit anchored the show. Opinions of political adversaries of the BJP were also included: Juhi Singh of Samajwadi Party, Surjendra Rajput of Congress and Tariq Anwar of Nationalist Congress Party criticised the statements and advised the BJP leadership to behave responsibly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shaista Ambar of All India Muslim Women\u2019s Personal Law Board (AIMWPLB) asserted that Swami Prasad Maurya should seek apology, be immediately removed from the cabinet and jailed at the earliest. She said Maurya insulted all women by using abusive language. She said that if \u00a0Maurya does not apologise, she may approach the Supreme Court. Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahli, Member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), also criticised the irresponsible behaviour of \u00a0BJP leaders for using abusive language.<\/span><\/p>\n

A large number of viewers called APN studio to express their opinion on how to curb leaders from making irresponsible statements. Callers from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Haryana participated in the show.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pritam from Varanasi and Jaibhar from Chandigarh expressed suspicion that the abusive statements were part of a BJP conspiracy. Jaibhar was of the opinion that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were not taking action against the fringe elements. He considered the BJP leadership might be internally encouraging such statements.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nand Kishore from Madhya Pradesh alleged that these statements were part of vote politics. In his opinion, such ministers should be immediately removed from the cabinet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ahmed from Barabanki, Saleem from Bihar, Suhail from Faridabad, Waris from Lakhimpur Kheri and Israr from Kolkata were unanimous in demanding stern action against such irresponsible elements who were trying to polarise people. They asked Prime Minister Modi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other senior BJP leaders to take stern action for maintaining harmony in the country.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"