Subhechcha Ganguly 
In order to combat the Congress’s perception of itself as anti-Hindu, the events will be staged throughout all 230 assembly constituencies in the lead-up to the elections scheduled for later this year.In order to combat the party’s portrayal as anti-Hindu and to increase awareness of the religious side of its leaders, the opposition Congress party in Madhya Pradesh plans to organise programmes across all 230 assembly constituencies in the months leading up to the state’s upcoming elections.
In the Congress’s election manifesto in Karnataka this month, the comparison of the ruling BJP’s affiliate Bajrang Dal to the outlawed Popular Front of India and the promise to take action, including the banning of organisations that spread hatred among communities, were used once again to portray the party as anti-Hindu. With its highest vote share and number of members in more than three decades, the Congress was swept back into power in the southern state.
The Congressman claimed that religious events are being planned to combat the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), the latter’s ideological forerunner in the Congress, being painted as anti-Hindu.
“The Congress will organise small but effective religious programmes, in contrast to the BJP, which is promoting two self-styled godmen to win over voters and advance its agenda before the election.”Before retaking power in Madhya Pradesh in 2018, the Congress organised events with the help of religious figures like Computer Baba and Mirchi Baba. 22 lawmakers left Congress and the state assembly two years later, which led to the loss of its authority.
