Shah should refrain from using cheap, derogatory language: Cong on Kasab comment

Shah had earlier said Ka-sa-b stands for Congress, Samajwadi Party and BSP.

Taking a strong exception to Amit Shah's 'Kasab' acronym to describe their opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on Thursday said the BJP president should refrain from using such 'cheap and derogatory' language.

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala told ANI that only a failed leader can use such derogatory and cheap language.

During an election rally on Wednesday in Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, Shah had said Kasab stands for--'Ka' for the Congress, 'Sa' for the Samajwadi Party and 'B' for the Bahujan Samaj Party.

"Ye Uttar Pradesh ki janata is baar ke chunav mein is Kasab se mukti paa le. Main phir se bolta hun, Uttar Pradesh ki janata is baar ke chunav mein is Kasab se mukti paa le. Kasab se mera matlab kuchch aur mat nikaliyega. Kasab se mera matlab hai: Ka se Congress, Sa se Samajwadi Party aur B se... (BSP) (In this election, people of UP should get rid of Kasab. I say it again, people of UP should get rid of Kasab. Do not draw any other conclusion when I say Kasab. What I mean by Kasab is: Ka for Congress, Sa for Samajwadi Party and B for...)," Shah said.

Although he did not name the BSP, it was quite clear that he was reffering to the Mayawati led party.

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi told ANI on Wednesday that such remarks clearly reflect the communal mindset of the BJP.

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Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rermarks on shamshan and kabristan had stoked a controversy. Shah had said that laptops distributed by SP government depended on nthe religion and caste of those receiving it.

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