Amit Shah Uses Urdu Couplet To Urge Voters To Defeat Digvijaya Singh By Record Margin

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday urged the voters of Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh to defeat senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh.

The interesting part of the story was that Shah quoted an Urdu couplet of Fidvi Lahori while making an appeal to give a permanent farewell from politics to Singh.

"Now, it is the time to bid a permanent farewell to him (Digvijaya Singh) from politics, but I have a request to you all that do his permanent farewell, but- Aashiq Ka Janaza Hai Zara Jhoom Ke Nikle... and for this you have to ensure his defeat with a huge margin of votes. People of Rajgarh should make him sit at home," Shah said while addressing a public rally in Rajgarh.

After a hiatus of 33 years, veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh returns to his stronghold, Rajgarh Constituency, for the upcoming general elections. Having previously represented Rajgarh in Parliament during the 1980s and early 90s, Singh, currently a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, seeks to reclaim his former constituency.

Despite his loss in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Bhopal, where he contested against BJP candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Singh remains a significant figure within the Congress party. The BJP has fielded Rodmal Nagar, the winner of the last two parliamentary elections in 2014 and 2019, as their candidate.

Continuing his attack on Congress over handling the issue of Kashmir, Shah said the party "cradled" Article 370 like an "illegitimate child in its lap for 70 years".

"Congress was cradling Article 370 like an illegitimate child. Terrorism was on the rise due to it. On August 5, 2019, PM Modi abrogated Article 370 in Kashmir," he added.

Rajgarh is scheduled to vote on May 7, during phase three of the seven-phased general elections.

Meanwhile, the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls were held on Friday. Till 5 pm, over 64 per cent was recorded across 13 states and union territories.