BJP believes in one nation but we are called communal: Naidu

BJP believes in one nation, one caste and creed but critics "call us communal", senior party leader and Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said here today and slammed Congress, saying it had "ruined" the country by dividing it religious, caste and regional lines.
He accused opposition parties of "spreading disinformation" about BJP even when some of them are "thriving" on the politics of caste and religion themselves and said the saffron party will try to reach out to minorities, backwards, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and women.
"We believe in one nation, one caste and creed. They call us communal," the former BJP President said while addressing party workers here.

"This is an ideological movement, not an ordinary political party. We are a mission, not for commission, to do service to the people," he said while addressing a function to mark BJP's Foundation Day.
Naidu said BJP will make all efforts to expand its base in the northeast, east and south. "We will try and reach out to all sections of society. Be it minorities, backward, scheduled caste, scheduled tribes or women, we will try and focus on these sections," he said.
Attacking opposition for "spreading disinformation" about BJP, he said, "Some of these parties, who are thriving on the basis of caste, whichever party be it in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, some of the casteist communal parties, they call us communal. They have alliances with muslim league, but they call us communal."

The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Urban Development asked partymen to counter the "disinformation campaign" by reaching out to the people and effectively taking the government's functioning to them and help solving their problems.
He said the party workers have done "exemplary work" in states like Nagaland, where 92 per cent population is Christians, and Kashmir where 60 per cent populace is Muslims.