Patriotic muslims will vote for BJP: Karnataka Min

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Karnataka Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj K S Eshwarappa, who ahead of the LS polls made a controversial comment that Muslims won't be given tickets by BJP, on Sunday said patriotic Muslims will vote for the saffron party while those who are pro-Pakistan will hesitate.
The senior BJP leader also announced that the party-led government will ban slaughter of cows in the state.
"Every one has a wish for Akhanda Bharat, why it is not happening is because of fear that they (section of politicians) may not get Muslim votes.." Eshwarappa said.
Speaking at an event here, he said, "Before BJP government came to power I happened to meet couple of Congress MLAs who expressed desire to come to BJP, but claimed that they have over 50,000 Muslim votes in their constituencies and may face defeat if they lose that, which is kind of a 'Hijada' (eunuch) behavior."
I'm saying this in this meeting, in front of holy seers that this government will ban cow slaughter, let there be no doubt."
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First Published: Sep 15 2019 | 10:10 PM IST