According to sources courting a major controversy, BJP national president Amit Shah on Friday made stinging remarks against the opposition parties who are trying to unite to take on the BJP in next year's Lok Sabha polls. Amit shah has described them as 'snakes', 'mongoose', 'dogs' and 'cats'.
Shah said “Attempts are being made for opposition unity, when huge floods occur, everything is washed away, where only a banyan tree survives and snakes, mongoose, dogs, cats and other animals climb out to save themselves from the rising waters. Due to Modi flood, all cats, dogs, snakes and mongoose are getting together to contest polls”.
Meanwhile he was apparently referring to the efforts being made by various
parties like the TRS, the Trinamool Congress and the TDP to sew up a coalition
to take on the Modi led BJP in the next general elections. Accordingly when huge
flak came from Opposition leaders against Shah's comments, Shah said his
intention was not to equate Opposition parties to animals. Shah tried to
clarify, "What he meant was political parties having no ideological
similarities are coming together out of fear of Modi."
