MUZAFFARNAGAR: Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh has warned that BJP may use all possible means to keep Muslim vote percentage to a minimum, and so, “Muslims should vote in large numbers”.Addressing a poll meeting in Muzaffarnagar on Wednesday, Singh said, “Not just this, there was a discrepancy in the counting of votes in Kairana . Hence, the Muslims should come out of their houses and vote in large numbers.”“The 2019 elections are about saving our democracy and the Constitution. So, every single vote matters. Do not be lazy to cast your vote on April 11. Nowadays, the battle is about ballot and not bullet. It is very important to have patience. They [police and administration] are ready to create all kinds of obstacles,” Singh added.Singh was addressing a Muslim dominated area in Khalapar’s Daroga Wali Kothi as part of his ‘nukkad sabha’ in Muzaffarnagar.Citing the example of the recent Kairana by-election, Singh said that the DM had declared RLD’s candidate Begum Tabassum Hasan as the winner with a margin of 75,000 votes. However, the RLD leader added that three hours later the margin of victory was revised to 45,000. In fact, the Election Commission had transferred the DM for the “discrepancy”.Assuring that the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in Uttar Pradesh will emerge victorious, Singh said, “Before the Muzaffarnagar riots, this district had a good image in the country. And now, we have to regain that lost image.”The RLD chief is facing a prestigious battle against incumbent BJP MP Sanjeev Balyan from the Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha constituency.

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