Mumbai:NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday accused the BJP of playing communal politics to avoid criticism over real issues facing the people. “The real problem facing the country today is inflation and unemployment. But ignoring it, communal ideas are being promoted. The agenda of the Modi government and the BJP is to create one controversy after the another and endanger the brotherhood among different religions,” Pawar said.
Pawar further added that after the Ayodhya verdict, “the issue of Varanasi was brought to the fore” while referring to the ongoing Gyanvapi mosque case. “There are many such places in this country, where along with the countrymen, the people of the whole world take pride. An architectural marvel like the Taj Mahal is the identity of our country. Today someone from Rajasthan comes and says that the Taj Mahal is ours. Our ancestors made it. The world knows who built the Qutub Minar of Delhi. The court is going to decide on these matters,” the NCP chief said over the claims by right-wing elements over the historical monuments. Pawar said that the BJP had failed to tackle inflation saying it had become difficult for the women of the country to run the household.