'Vote with Love': Prashant Kishor responds to Amit Shah's 'vote with anger', gives reasons

Giving a befitting response to Home Minister Amit Shah's "electric shock in Shaheen Bagh" vote appeal in Delhi,  poll strategist for ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Prashant Kishor has said that "people will give a big blow". Commenting on Shah's "press EVM in with such anger that current is felt in Shaheen Bagh" vote appeal on Sunday, Kishor took to Twitter on Monday and spoke about justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity. 

Kishor, who is vice president of BJP ally JDU in Bihar, is strategising Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's campaign. He had earlier in 2014 worked for BJP's general election campaign. In his response to Shah, he has also said that people of Delhi on February 8 will vote in a manner that brorhood and harmony within society are t affected. Delhi's Shaheen Bagh has been a venue for anti citizenship amendment protest after it was passed by Parliament on December 11.

Amit Shah's pitch

Addressing a rally on January 26, ahead of Delhi polls, Home Minister Amit Shah, in a vote appeal asked people to 'press voting button with so much anger, that current is felt in Shaheen Bagh.'

"Narendra Modi has changed entire country, w he wants to change Delhi. This time, press button of voting machine with so much anger, that it is pressed in your area but current is felt in Shaheen Bagh," Shah said.

On Saturday, Amit Shah, in a similar assertation had said that re should be " Shaheen Bagh" and asked people to vote for 'lotus' to get rid of agitators by February 11, day when results are declared. 

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Delhi Assembly Elections 

Delhi polls will take place on February 8 and result will be declared on February 11. BJP has fielded Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha president Sunil Yadav against AAP chief and current CM Kejriwal from New Delhi constituency, and Congress has fielded former NSUI Delhi president Ramesh Sabharwal against him. While Congress is eyeing a comeback in name of late CM Shiela Dikshit, BJP is contesting under leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ruling AAP is seeking votes claiming ir work in sector of education, health and water in past five years.

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On sidelines of heated campaign, a Twitter war between parties is going on, in what seems to be an attempt to woo young voters. trend started with AAP posting memes and parody highlighting achievements of CM Kejriwal in last five years. Soon after, Congress and BJP also joined ranks to criticise each or. However, it took a serious turn when AAP posted a parody of ir campaign song "L Raho Kejriwal" with visuals of Maj Tiwari dancing on it. This irked BJP and saffron party slapped a whopping 500 crore defamation tice on AAP.

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