Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Hindu population in Mumbai could reduce to 54 per cent, says BJP leader Kirit Somaiya citing TISS report

Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader Kirit Somaiya voiced concerns regarding Rohingya and Bangladeshi infiltrators in Mumbai and suggested that the problem could lead to a reduction in the Hindu population to 54 per cent reported news agency ANICiting a report from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences Somaiya backed Prime Minister Narendra Modis Ek hai toh safe hai remarkHe said PM Modi says Ek hai toh safe hai UP CM Yogi Adityanath says Batenge toh katenge I have a report from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences According to this report the way the number of Rohingyas and Bangladeshi infiltrators is increasing in Mumbai the Hindu population in the city will be reduced to 54 per cent That is why we BJP say Ek hai toh safe haiHis assertions reflect the BJPs stance on immigration and demographic concerns particularly in the context of upcoming Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024Somaiya also criticised the Maharashtra Congress leadership who made remarks regarding the recognition of illegal mosques and the opposition to laws aimed at curbing love jihadHe said Mumbai Congress President says they will recognise all illegal mosques in Mumbai Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole says they will not allow a law to be formed to curb love jihad and take back all the love jihad cases That is why voters have decided Ek hai toh safe haiHe argued that the voters are motivated by the need for safety and security which he believes the BJP can provideMeanwhile Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut questioned the necessity of such remarks asserting that the people of the state already feel safe and desire increased security by ousting the BJP from power after the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024Speaking to ANI Raut said Why has the need arisen for the PM to say things like these Batenge toh katenge did not work here and the people of Maharashtra threw it out Now ek hain toh safe hain who is he trying to unite and who is he trying to save Are all the people of the state and country not yours We are safe in Maharashtra and we want to be safer so we will throw BJP outPM Modi slams MVA coalitionRauts statement comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a jab at the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA coalition which consists of the Shiv Sena UBT Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party NCPOn Friday Modi likened the MVA to a vehicle without wheels or brakes criticising them for misgovernance and accusing them of looting the people of MaharashtraHe said MVAs gaadi has neither wheels nor brakes and theres a fight as to who will sit on the drivers seat Their only aim in politics is to loot people When people like MVA form government they cause hindrances in every government policy and development in Dhule ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 which will be held on November 20He encouraged the electorate to support the Mahayuti coalition and said BJP Mahayuti and each candidate of Mahayuti needs your blessings I assure you that the speed of development in Maharashtra in the past twoandahalf years will be continued We will take the growth of Maharashtra to new heights in the next five years It is only the Mahayuti that can provide the good governance that Maharashtra needsAs Maharashtra approaches its assembly elections on November 20 the political landscape remains charged The opposition MVA coalition is vying to reclaim power against the ruling Mahayuti alliance which includes Eknath Shindes Shiv Sena the BJP and Ajit Pawars NCP The results of the elections are scheduled for November 23In the previous assembly elections of 2019 the BJP secured 105 seats Shiv Sena won 56 and Congress obtained 44 seats while in 2014 the BJP won 122 seats Shiv Sena 63 and Congress 42 The current electoral dynamics suggest a critical contest aheadWith inputs from ANI