Gadkari Denies Claims of BJP Being Anti-Muslim or Communal

Nagpur: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has made a big statement on the ongoing controversies regarding the party's image and ideology at the workers'conference held in Nagpur on the occasion of BJP's Foundation Day. He asserted that the claim that BJP is against Muslims or other minority communities is completely baseless and false. Gadkari added that BJP has unwavering faith in Indian tradition and the spirit of'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'meaning world welfare. Addressing the workers "We are all Indians," Nitin Gadkari said that BJP is neither casteist nor communal. He clarified, "Our party believes that the ways of worship may be different, but our culture, history and heritage are the same. We are all Indians first. Opponents have been trying to defame BJP for the last many decades, which will not be successful anymore." Vajpayee ji's historical anecdote while referring to an interview between former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Javed Akhtar said that when Vajpayee ji was asked whether secularism was the reason for BJP's secularism and secularism.