"Rising infiltration of Rohingyas, Bangladeshis could reduce Hindu population in Mumbai": BJP's Kirit Somaiya

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 9 (ANI): BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Saturday supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Ek hai toh safe hai' remark, citing concerns over the growing number of Rohingya and Bangladeshi infiltrators in Mumbai.
Somaiya claimed that if this trend continues, the Hindu population in the city could shrink to just 54 per cent.

Speaking to ANI, Kirit Somaiya said, "PM Modi says 'Ek hai toh safe hai', UP CM Yogi Adityanath says 'Batenge toh katenge'. I have a report from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. According to this report, the way the number of Rohingyas and Bangladeshi infiltrators is increasing in Mumbai, the Hindu population in the city will be reduced to 54 per cent. That is why we (BJP) say 'Ek hai toh safe hai."
"Mumbai Congress President says they will recognise all illegal mosques in Mumbai. Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole says they will not allow a law to be formed to curb 'love jihad' and take back all the love jihad cases. That is why voters have decided 'Ek hai toh safe hai," said Somaiya.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 'Ek hai toh safe hai' remark in the Dhule rally, questioning the need for the statement and, emphasizing that the people of Maharashtra are already "safe" and would prefer to be safer by ousting the BJP.
Speaking to ANI, Sanjay Raut said, "Why has the need arisen for the PM to say things like these. 'Batenge toh katenge' did not work here and the people of Maharashtra threw it out. Now 'ek hain toh safe hain', who is he trying to unite and who is he trying to save? Are all the people of the state and country not yours? We are safe in Maharashtra and we want to be safer so we will throw BJP out."
This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a jab at the opposition on Friday, likening the Maha Vikas Aghadi to a vehicle without wheels or brakes and called them out for "misgovernance" and "looting" the people of the state.
Addressing a gathering in Dhule ahead of the November 20 Assembly elections, the Prime Minister said, "MVA's 'gaadi' has neither wheels nor brakes and there's a fight as to who will sit on the driver's seat. Their only aim in politics is to loot people. When people like MVA form government, they cause hindrances in every government policy and development."
Further taking a hit at the Congress party, PM Modi said that the party's agenda is to create a rift between all the tribal communities of the country.
"Congress' agenda is to create a rift between all the tribal communities of the country. When Congress tried this conspiracy with religious groups, it led to the partition of the country. Now Congress is inciting SC, ST, and OBC categories against each other. There can be no bigger conspiracy for India. You will stay strong as long as you stay united. 'Ek hai toh safe hai," said PM Modi.PM Modi further said the people of Maharashtra have already seen MVA's misgovernance for two and a half years.
The Prime Minister lauded the development works carried out by the Mahayuti government in the state and said the momentum will continue once their government is formed again in the state.
The Maharashtra assembly elections are scheduled for November 20, with votes for all 288 constituencies to be counted on November 23.
The opposition MVA coalition, comprising Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and the Nationalist Congress Party (SCP), seeks to reclaim power in the state, challenging the Mahayuti alliance, which includes Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Ajit Pawar-led NCP.
In the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections, the BJP won 105 seats, Shiv Sena secured 56, and Congress 44. In 2014, the BJP won 122 seats, Shiv Sena 63, and Congress 42. (ANI)