We've been out and about ahead of the #DelhiAssemblyElections - the first electoral test for Modi and BJP since the #CAA_NRCProtests erupted nearly two months ago.
The BJP's polarising campaign has helped it, but AAP is still ahead, as per polling data.
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The BJP's polarising campaign has helped it, but AAP is still ahead, as per polling data.
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In neighbourhood meetings, election rallies and road shows snaking through narrow streets, BJP workers and leaders have focused on Shaheen Bagh.
"The main issue is the Shaheen Bagh problem,” said party member @indushekharbjp who arrived here a fortnight ago from eastern India.
"The main issue is the Shaheen Bagh problem,” said party member @indushekharbjp who arrived here a fortnight ago from eastern India.
There's also the Pakistan bogey.
At a rally in Mayapuri, BJP Mahila Morcha leader Sukhpreet Kaur kept it direct.
“Pakistan will be pleased if you vote for Kejriwal,” she said.
Other BJP leaders have called Kejriwal a “terrorist”, and accused protesters of being rapists.
At a rally in Mayapuri, BJP Mahila Morcha leader Sukhpreet Kaur kept it direct.
“Pakistan will be pleased if you vote for Kejriwal,” she said.
Other BJP leaders have called Kejriwal a “terrorist”, and accused protesters of being rapists.
In Shaheen Bagh, around which shots have been fired in recent days, narrow lanes have been cordoned off and anyone entering is carefully searched - by both protesters and police.
“The BJP has poisoned the atmosphere,” Afsal Ahmed Khan, one of the protest organisers, said.
“The BJP has poisoned the atmosphere,” Afsal Ahmed Khan, one of the protest organisers, said.
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