Summary:
Bengaluru, Apr 18 (PTI) Expressing worry over rising communal tensions in parts of the country, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar on Monday said the total approach of the BJP and some of its organisations seems to be about creating communal problems in India.
The veteran politician said the NCP plans to contest in a limited number of seats, especially in north Karnataka region, during the 2023 assembly polls, and it will discuss with secular parties in the state in this regard to ensure "secular votes" don"t get divided.
"As on today, the situation is quite serious in some parts of India.
For instance, we had never heard of trouble during Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti, but now we have got information that in at least five to six states, there is lot of problem.
There is a sort of communal tension," Pawar told reporters here.
The reason for this situation is that the total approach of the BJP and some of its organisations seems to be about creating communal problems in India, he alleged "....what happened in Delhi in the last two days, the feedback that I have received is that certain sections have been targeted...