PUNE/KOLHAPUR: UP CM Yogi Adityanath reaffirmed his “batenge to katenge” rhetoric while campaigning Sunday in Maharashtra, despite opposition to his slogan from ally NCP in the Mahayuti alliance and BJP functionaries Ashok Chavan and Pankaja Munde.
“Hum kate kyunki hum bate (We suffered setbacks because we were divided),” Yogi said in Pune district’s Bhosari, blaming the partition of India and the plight of Hindus on disunity and Congress.
Yogi said if India had not been partitioned in 1947, the “Muslim issue” would have been “handled” in the same manner as it is today. He accused Congress of prioritising power over unity and fostering divisions based on region, language, and caste even after independence.
“Hindus have suffered for not being united,” he said.