Religion should not be used to create politics, says UP minister

Religion is a matter of faith and it should not be made a matter of politics, Uttar Pradesh Labour Minister Swami Prasad Maurya has said.

Maurya, while talking to newspersons on the sidelines of BJP's 'Prabudh Varg Sammelan' at Ballia on Thursday, also said the party has nothing to do with “abba Jaan, chacha Jaan and bhai Jaan' , PTI reported.

“No God should be associated with politics. God is a matter of faith. All the people have the freedom to believe in God according to their faith. The matter of faith should not be mixed with politics,” Maurya said.


The minister said that the BJP is going to the people in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on the basis of its welfare and development schemes.

He also attacked Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on "his love of Lord Ram and Shri Krishna".

Referring to the recent statement of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait terming AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi as 'chacha jaan', he said: “Those who do not have anything are taking the help of chacha jaan and abba jaan. BJP is not concerned with abba jaan, chacha jaan and bhai Jaan.”

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's recent remark against the Samajwadi Party, that said people who say "abba jaan" used to "digest" all the ration items earlier, had sparked a controversy by opposition parties.

Claiming that the opposition parties have failed in UP, Maurya said it has become issueless and the people of the country and the state have rejected the Congress, SP and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).