On Tuesday, March 25, the BJP launched a nationwide programme to distribute Saugat-e-Modi kits, which will benefit 32 lakh poor Muslims celebrating Eid. What really does the BJP seek to achieve with this? Let's unbox the kit.
The kit will have dry fruits, besan (gram flour), suji (semolina), sewai (vermicelli) and sugar.
Along with the food items, the women's kits will contain fabric for suits, while those for men will include kurta-pyjamas.
The BJP is distributing Saugat-e-Modi kits to help 32 lakh poor Muslims celebrate Eid.
Is this an outreach by the BJP after bitter election campaigns and opposition over the Waqf Bill, or is it timed with the Bihar polls?
Why is it called Saugat-e-Modi, and not Saugat-e-BJP?
Each office bearer of the Minority Morcha will identify 100 needy persons from a mosque with the help of the mosque committee and will deliver the "Saugaat-e-Modi" kit to them as a gift.
With "meethi" Eid round the corner, the BJP has gone in for a rare outreach to sweeten its ties with the Muslim community.
The BJP, touted as the party with a difference, might be out to convey that it isn't a party with indifference. The targeted sloganeering during the Lok Sabha election and the recent Waqf Bill have left a lot of bitterness.
The cost of each kit will be around Rs 500 to Rs 600, according to an ANI report. The programme was launched from Delhi's Nizamuddin under the guidance of BJP chief JP Nadda.
Congress leader Imran Masood described this as a “lollypop for Muslims”, while other opposition leaders said this scheme has been launched with an eye on forthcoming Bihar assembly elections.
All India Imam Association president Sajid Rashidi welcomed this scheme and hoped Muslims would at least get a closer look for once at BJP for their own benefit.
"I fail to understand what opposition leaders think when they say these gift packs are for securing Muslims votes. What do they think of Muslims?
Will a Muslim come out to vote for BJP because of a packet of vermicelli, dates and dry fruits? If these leaders think so, then let all other parties distribute similar gift packs to poor Muslims on the eve of Eid. Why didn’t they think about this earlier?"
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