In the states like Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, and Assam BJP used Hinduism as a weapon during the election campaigns. Now the BJP is also using the same weapon in Tirupati by-polls campaign too. The use of this weapon against YCP candidate Gurumurthy is now causing a stir.
The time for by-elections in Tirupati is approaching. With this, all the political parties are busy with campaigns. At a time like this, BJP leaders raised a new question. The BJP leader Sunil Deodhar demanded CM Jagan to reveal the religion of the YCP candidate. The YCP has been accused of violating constitutional provisions. “The constitution says that only Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists should contest in the constituencies reserved for SCs,” GVL tweeted.
However, the YCP reacted strongly to the issue raised by the BJP. Gurumurthy tried to self-defend and submitted the photographs of him performing pujas for Hindu deities before filing his nomination.