BJP will be wiped out in South, halved in North: Jairam Ramesh on BJP’s performance in LS polls

April 26, 2024

New Delhi: Congress general secretary-in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh on Friday commented on BJP’s performance during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, saying that BJP will be wiped out in the South and halved in the North.

Speaking to ANI, Jairam Ramesh said, “Today, voting for 88 constituencies in the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections across 13 states and union territories are underway. During the two phases, it is clear that BJP is going to be wiped out in the South and will be halved in the North.”

Commenting on JP Nadda’s statement that Congress is snatching the rights of SC, ST and OBCs, he said, “This is PM Narendra Modi’s agenda of polarisation. We have always said that we want to empower the weak sections of society like SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities, and women. We want rapid economic development in the country and the benefits of it to reach everyone.”

“The reality behind BJP’s slogan of ‘400 paar’ is that they want to change the constitution… They are against reservation. They want to remove this constitution, and RSS has always been against reservation. The census was supposed to be conducted in 2021, but till now it hasn’t been done because a census would have revealed the population of SCs and STs.

Our constitution offers reservations based on population. We have no hidden agenda. Our agenda is clearly written in our manifesto…,” he added.

On Thursday, Jairam Ramesh had accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to give a communal angle to the Congress manifesto.