In his first comments after the Delhi Assembly election results were declared on February 11, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said BJP leaders should not have made statements like "goli maaro" (shoot them) and "Indo-Pakistan match" in the run-up to the polls.
Shah said the party may have suffered because of hate statements made by its leaders.
"Such statements should not have been made. Our party has distanced itself from such remarks," he said at an event here.
Shah said the BJP, however, does not fight elections just for victory or defeat but believes in expanding its ideology through polls.
The BJP won eight of the 70 seats in the Assembly elections, with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sweeping 62 seats. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be sworn in as the chief minister for the third time.
When asked about a few BJP leaders raising slogans like "goli maaro" and talking about the "Indo-Pak match" during the Delhi campaign, Shah admitted that the party may have suffered in the polls because of those statements.
"It is possible that our performance may have suffered because of this," he said.
At an election rally in Delhi's Rithala on February 8, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur was caught on camera making inflammatory comments. Seen clapping his hands over his head, Thakur chanted, "Desh ke gaddaron ko (traitors of the country)...", with the crowd responding with "goli maaro s****n ko (shoot them all)".
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In his first comments after the Delhi Assembly election results were declared on February 11, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said BJP leaders should not have made statements like "goli maaro" (shoot them) and "Indo-Pakistan match" in the run-up to the polls. Shah said the party may have suffered because of hate statements made by its leaders. "Such statements should not have been made. Our party has distanced itself from such remarks," he said at an event here. Shah said the BJP, however, does not fight elections just for victory or defeat but believes in expanding its ideology through polls. The BJP won eight of the 70 seats in the Assembly elections, with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sweeping 62 seats. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be sworn in as the chief minister for the third time. When asked about a few BJP leaders raising slogans like "goli maaro" and talking about the "Indo-Pak match" during the Delhi campaign, Shah admitted that the party may have suffered in the polls because of those statements. "It is possible that our performance may have suffered because of this," he said. At an election rally in Delhi's Rithala on February 8, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur was caught on camera making inflammatory comments. Seen clapping his hands over his head, Thakur chanted, "Desh ke gaddaron ko (traitors of the country)...", with the crowd responding with "goli maaro s****n ko (shoot them all)". https://www.news18.com/news/politics/bjp-leaders-shouldnt-have-made-comments-like-goli-maaro-ahead-of-delhi-assembly-polls-says-amit-shah-2500157.html