Defending his 80 vs 20 jibe on the day voting began in 55 assembly seats in phase two of Uttar Pradesh polls, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that it wasn’t meant in the context of religion or caste.
When asked about comments like ‘those with Ali vs Bajrangbali’ and ’80 vs 20′, Adityanath in an interview with ANI said, “It’s a reaction to an action. I spoke about 80 vs 20. 80 per cent support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while 20 per cent always oppose. We haven’t spoken about caste or religion.”
80 per cent are those people who are happy with the government’s agenda for security. They are happy with the government’s pro-people and pro-poor work. Those who like development… and have experienced significant change (under the BJP-government). They are people who support all good actions by the state government,” Adityanath explained.
He added, “20 per cent comprises those who always want to oppose. They used to oppose before and will do so now as well. They have a negative mentality… they support mafia and criminals.”
“After the first phase of polling, it is clear that the election is about 80 vs 20. 80 per cent have supported BJP, while 20 per cent were those who opposed vaccines, action against criminal, women’s safety and schemes which benefit the poor,” the Chief Minister further said.
The Opposition had earlier accused the Chief Minister of inflaming communal passions with such poll rhetoric.
