The slogan 'Batenge to Katenge', coined by UP CM Yogi Adityanath as a call for Hindu unity, has been widely criticised by opposition leaders for allegedly carrying communal undertones.
Notably, nine seats in Uttar Pradesh including Meerapur, Kundarki, Ghaziabad, Khair, Karhal, Sishamau, Phulpur, Katehari and Majhawan in Uttar Pradesh will go to voting on November 20 with results set to be declared on November 23.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday and said whenever "our unity has weakened, the invaders have tried their best to destroy our civilization and our culture" and that unity is the strength of society
SP leader and Samajwadi Party Mainpuri MP Dimple Yadav on Monday expressed confidence in the party's victory in the Uttar Pradesh by-polls and accused the BJP of desperate tactics, trying to win at any cost by pressuring officials and attempting to manipulate votes.
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Amid the ongoing controversy over Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's 'Batenge to Katenge' remark, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday asserted that people neither have to divide nor divide others, adding that the entire country has to stay together and united.
The slogan has sparked a war of words between the BJP and opposition parties, with some arguing that it promotes intolerance and others seeing it as a call to action against those who seek to divide society.
Responding to Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's remark that there's no place for UP CM Yogi Adityanath's "Batenge toh Katenge" slogan, BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde said on Saturday that each party within the Mahayuti alliance has its own vote bank and communicates in a language that reson
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Saturday expressed support for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's slogan "Batenge to Katenge," and called it a 'call for unity.'
While addressing a public meeting in Simdega, Kharge emphasized that BJP's slogan "Batenge to Katenge" (if divided, we will be wiped out) is a stark reminder of their intentions stating that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and BJP are the ones who divide the country and the poor.
The slogan 'batenge toh katenge' was termed by UP CM Yogi Adityanath, calling for Hindu unity but has been widely condemned by the opposition leaders who have claimed communal overtones.
As 'Batenge toh Katenge' slogan has taken the centre statge in the Maharashtra assembly polls, its Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar said that he had expressed my disagreement on this in a public rally.