Shivamogga: The conspiracy of the Congress to break the Lingayat Dharma has been exposed during the last assembly elections, opined BJP State President BS Yeddyurappa.
Speaking to reporters in Shivamogga, on Tuesday, BSY said that minister MB Patil had written a letter to Congress high command Sonia Gandhi with regard to the Lingayat religious tag issue and in the letter he had written ‘as per your orders’, which shows that it was on the orders of their leader that they attempted to divide the Lingayats.
Now, the Congress strongman DK Shivakumar, at various platforms has openly agreed that Lingayat religious tag issue was a blunder committed by the Congress and that the Lingayat must forgive them, he said.
“The Congress has been instrumental in sowing seeds of poison among people of various castes and religions, ” he said cautioning voters to be wary of the Congress party.
He said that the BJP believes in taking all – the Hindus, the Muslims and the Christians together.