Accusing "some people" of resorting to communal politics and creating fear among Dalits, Muslims and other minorities, Union minister Nitin Gadkari today said a "disinformation" is being spread that the BJP is trying to change the Constitution.
"Sometimes, communal issues are raked up. For some people, fear is the capital. They play communal politics by spreading venom of communalism in society, and by doing this such people create fear among Dalits, Muslims and minorities," Gadkari said.
In an apparent reference to the caste violence in Bhima-Koregaon village near here in January, Gadkari said Pune was a "fine example" of this divisive trend.
"A disinformation is being spread that we are changing the Constitution of India written by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. But it was the Congress which altered the Constitution 72 times, we have not done so even once," the senior minister said.
Attacking the Congress, he said: "During the Emergency (1975-77), they altered it and now they are talking against us."
He also targeted BJP ally Shiv Sena over the EVM issue. "When the Shiv Sena lost the byelection in Palghar (Lok Sabha seat), Uddhav Thackeray started complaining about EVMs."
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