Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashish Shelar on Monday claimed that whenever the Congress gains power, it fuels anti-national activities, and he urged voters not to support the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the upcoming Maharashtra Elections 2024. Speaking to reporters, Shelar, the BJP’s Mumbai president, criticised the Congress for allegedly engaging in appeasement politics, reported PTI. 

According to the report, Shelar referenced a recent letter from the Samajwadi Party (SP) to Prithviraj Chavan, the head of the Congress's state election manifesto committee. The letter asked for Muslim reservations and the abolition of a committee looking into "love jihad" instances. Shelar accused Congress of utilising such topics to gain votes, calling it "vote jihad."