BIG COMMENT/ Fadnavis Calls For 'Voto Ki Yagna' In Response To 'Vote Jihad'. What Does This Mean | Exclusive

New Delhi: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fnavis on Friday spoke exclusively to Republic Media Network's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami and asked people to perform ‘Voto ki Yagna’ (yagna of votes) to bring PM Modi back. Fnavis' counter comes days after Samajwi Party's Maria Alam and or INDI leers appealed to Muslim voters to launch a "vote jih". 

On being asked about Uddhav being called Nakli Shiv Sena by PM Modi, Fnavis said, "Obviously, it has become fake because for so many years, Shiv Sena chief Bala Saheb Thackeray, started his speeches with all my Hindu brors and sisters. Until yesterday, Uddhav Thackeray began his speeches in same way, but in recent meeting of INDI Alliance, everyone told him that Uddhav ji needs votes from minority, so leave aside this Hindu word, and Uddhav Thackeray left that word. After that meeting, he has not uttered word Hindu. So, Shiv Sena has become fake. (Nakli to ho hi gayi kyunki itne salon taK Hindu hriday samrat, Shiv Sena pramukh Bala Saheb Thackrey ji ne apne  bhashanon ki shuruaat mere tamaam Hindu bhaiyon, behno aise ki. Kal tak Uddhav Thackeray apne bhashan ki shuruaat karte mere pyare Hindu bhaiyon aur behno lekin INDI aghi ki Jo sabha hui, us sabha me sabne unko kaha Uddhav ji apne ko to minority ke vote chahiye, ye Hindu shabd chod dijiye aur Uddhav Thackeray ji ne wo shabd chod Diya. Us sabha ke ba wo Hindu shabd ka uccharan nahi kiya hai. To ho gayi Nakli Shiv Sena)."  

“I want to tell voters that Uddhav Thackeray, Congress, and INDI are saying daily to wage a 'vote jih' to defeat PM Modi. In response to ir 'vote jih,' I would request all patriots to perform a 'yagna of votes' to bring PM Modi back and strengn nation (Jaha tak aapne Uddhav Thackrey ki baat kahi hai Jo sirf Muslim appeasement kar rahe hain ki Uddhav Thackrey, Congress aur INDIA aghi aaj roz keh rahi hai Modi ji ko harane ki liye 'vote ka jih' kijiye, 'vote ke jih' ki baat chal Rahi hai. Mai sabhi desh bhakto ko kehna chahta hun Modi ji ko chunkar lane ke liye aap apne 'vote ka yagya' kijiye aur us 'voto ke yagya' me apne vote ki samvidha dijiye aur is desh ko mazboot banaiye)”,  Fnavis told Arnab. 

When asked if people have forgotten about Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha, Devendra Fnavis said, "Jaha tak Ram mandir ka sawal hai ye hamare aastha ka prashna hai. Jan Jan ke man me Ram hai Ram ko koi bhula nahi sakta isiliye mai ye nahi manta ki voto ke liye ya rajneeti ke liye hamne iska upyog Kiya hai lekin ye zarur hai ki log keh rahe hai ki Jo log Ram ko laye Hain ham unko layenge ye unke mann me hai (As far as Ram Mandir is concerned, it is a matter of our faith. Ram resides in hearts of every person, and no one can defeat Ram. refore, I do not believe that we have used this issue for votes or political gain. However, people are indeed saying in ir hearts that those who brought Ram will be brought back, and this sentiment exists among people)."

Voto Ki Yagya vs Vote Jih

Speaking about 'Voto Ka Yagna,' Fnavis underlined sacredness of voting, comparing it to purity of a Yagna. He said, "We call it voting. Just as a donation is sacred, a Yagna is also sacred. In a Yagna, offerings are me, symbolizing our devotion. When a leer like Modi Ji is building a strong India, taking country to new heights, progressing towards a developed nation, and implementing an agenda for welfare of poor that is giving new meaning to existence of India's poor, it is duty of every individual to make ir own contribution. contribution we can make is through our vote. 

He ded, "refore, in this ongoing democratic Yagna, every individual has opportunity to make ir offering. If we all dedicate our votes to Modi ji in this Yagna, he will fulfil dream of a developed India.(Ham matdaan kehte hai. Dan pavitra hota hai, yagya bhi pavitra hota hai, yagya me samvidha daali jati hai, wo apna samarpan hota hai. Jab Desh me Modi ji jaise neta ek mazboot Bharat tayyar kar rahe hain, jab Desh ek nayi unchayi ko or ja raha hai, Viksit Bharat ki or agrasar hai, gareeb Kalyan ka agenda Bharat ke gareeb ke wajood ko ek naye vyakhya de Raha hai aise samay har vyakti ka kaam hai wo apne taraf se bhi koi samarpan kare aur wo samarpan ham kaunsa kar sakte Hain to apne vote ka samarpan kar sakte Hain isiliye ye Jo loktantra ka yagya chal raha hai is yagya me apni samvidha Dene ka har vyakti ko auka mil raha hai. Ham sab log hamari samvidha ye Modi ji ke prati agar us yagya me Dale to viksit Bharat ka sapna Modi ji pura karke dikhayenge).

On or hand, amid ongoing elections, calls for "vote jih" are intensifying. Initially emerging in UP, this call has now spre to Maharashtra, with leers from Muslim Personal Law Board and Kul Jamat-e-Tanzeem urging Muslim voters to unite against Modi and BJP.

'Choose Between Vote Jih And Ram Rajya'

Earlier this month, launching a scathing attack on INDI leers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it is time for voters to decide if 'vote jih will work or Ram Rajya'. "India is at a turning point in history; you have to decide if vote jih will work or Ram Rajya," PM Modi said at a public meeting earlier this month. 

"Terrorists in Pakistan are threatening jih against India. And here, those in Congress have also announced for vote jih against Modi, which means people of a particular religion are being asked to vote unitedly against Modi. Imagine what level Congress has stooped to. Do you agree with Vote Jih? In a democracy, can it be done? Does our constitution allow this kind of Jih?" he stated.