"Politics should be in the interest of the country and not to divide the society," BJP national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain told a press conference here as he accused leaders of some parties of "fuelling the fire" instead of dousing it.
"Many parties don't have any agenda, they just want to destroy the social fabric," he alleged.
"The BJP and its leaders believe in 'together with all and development for all'. We are taking everyone under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the country is moving forward.... But some people are not ready to change (with the time)," Hussain said.
A mob allegedly assaulted two Dalit youths and urinated on one of them accusing them of stealing a motorbike in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on Thursday. A Dalit woman was also allegedly attacked in Darbhanga recently.
Claiming the Gujarat government took stern action against those accused of beating up Dalits, Hussain asked Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav and Communist party leaders why they did not see the exploitation in other places like in Bihar and Kerala.
"They have no time to meet the family of the victim (in Kerala)," Hussain said.
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