We can hurl Modi into the sea: Ajit Singh

BARAUT: Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh, at a rally in Baraut, Baghpat district, said western Uttar Pradesh would burn in a communal fire if the BJP came to power. "To prevent this, we can go to any extent, even if it means throwing Modi into the sea," he said.

Ajit Singh, 7-time MP from the district, was addressing a gathering of over one lakh people, assembled at the Digambar Jain College, in a venue which could only hold about 40,000 people.

Seeing the crowd and referring to the campaign strategy of the BJP and its prime minister pick Narendra Modi, Ajit Singh said, "We hear that there is a Modi wave. But here, there is an RLD storm," he said.

Speaking of the riots in Muzaffarnagar district, the Jat leader said, "Communal riots in Muzaffarnagar were the result of joint strategy of the SP and BJP. Because of this, the flourishing jaggery industry was destroyed. It was a loss to both Hindus and Muslims. Party workers had a tough time managing the large crowd, which spilled over into the media stand and the VIP platform. A media person was pushed off the platform and sustained injuries.

Ajit Singh's son Jayant Chaudhary, Lok Sabha candidate from Mathura, said, "The masses are made to believe that Modi is some kind of magician who will bring down the price of petrol to Rs 10 per litre, or the farmer will start getting Rs 500/quintal as rate for sugarcane. He might be pleased to listen to har har Modi but in UP west elections it will be haar haar (lose, lose) Modi.

Of the recent hate speeches by Modi aide Amit Shah, Jayant said, "When Modi comes to Meerut, he talks about communal harmony and brotherhood, but his adjutants talk of revenge. This is the example of the multiple faces of the BJP. Modi doesn't know how to fight, but is a master-engineer of fights among others."