Summary:
Lucknow, Nov 14 (PTI) Those who are raising the issue of partition are in a way supporting the Taliban, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday.His remark is seen as a veiled dig at the Samajwadi Party (SP).
Om Prakash Rajbhar, the chief of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), an ally of the SP, had on Thursday blamed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for the country"s partition, a day after saying India would have remained unified had Muhammad Ali Jinnah been made its first prime minister.Earlier, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had equated Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, with Mahatma Gandhi, Vallabhbhai Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru.With months to go for the Assembly polls in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, Jinnah appears to be dominating the political discourse.Addressing the Samajik Pratinidhi Sammelan here, Adityanath said, "Those who are speaking about the partition are in a way extending support to the Taliban.
As soon as the Taliban resurfaced in Afghanistan, a number of voices started to come up in its support.
When strong action was taken, these voices went soft." "Supporting the Taliban means supporting a power that works against humanity, against Lord Buddha"s message of "maitri" (friendship).
Certain people are moving in that direction and we need to be aware of them," he added.The BJP leader said those supporting the Taliban need to learn from the past "We should not forget how Buddha"s statues were destroyed in Bamiyan (in Afghanistan) by the Taliban.
Breaking the statues of Buddha means trying to put an end to peace.