[ Reported as seen ]
In a video that surfaced on social media, Mahudha MLA and Congress leader Indrajit Parmar is seen addressing local Muslim residents of his area where he likens them to ‘Allah’.
Parmar can be heard saying in Gujarati, “Many Muslim people, women spread this false rumour that our MLA is not with us. But for me you are like Allah, my parents. If this dispensary goes in that area [Hindu dominated area], then it is of no use. They [Hindus] will go to private hospitals only. Only this Muslim community which goes to ‘Aarogya’. I have become MLA because of you. Muslim community has given me a lot of votes. I am giving you guarantee that I will not let a dispensary come up there.”
When the video went viral Parmar denied the religious discrimination, even though, in the video his voice is loud and clear. He clamied that it is an old video from the year 2017.
It must be noted, that Parmar did not give any assuarance that he had gotten rid of the anti-Hindu mentality.
Parmar’s words in the video are found to be very similar to another video by Congress leader Chandanji Thakor, who had claimed that only Muslim community can save the country and that only Muslim community can vote Congress to power.
Thakor had claimed how not a single political party other than Congress has spoken for Muslim community. He claimed that only Congress listens to Muslim community and provides for them and even protects them.