Sanjay Raut Criticizes PM Modi’s “Ek Hai Toh Safe Hai” Slogan, Claims Maharashtra is Already Safe
Mumbai, 9th November 2024: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Ek hai toh safe hai” (We are safe if we are united) slogan on Saturday, asserting that Maharashtra is already a safe state. Raut accused the Prime Minister of causing instability with his visits, claiming that Modi’s presence often stirs divisions and unrest in the state.
“I don’t understand why PM Modi is using such language. After his previous slogan, ‘Batenge toh katenge’ failed, he has now come up with this one. People in Maharashtra are already safe, but whenever Modi visits, the state becomes unsafe because he fuels division and provokes unrest. If we want true safety, the BJP needs to be removed,” Raut stated.
On Friday, PM Modi accused the Congress and its allies of sowing discord between different castes, urging people to stay united with his slogan, “Ek hai, toh safe hai.”
“The Congress party’s sole agenda is to create divisions among castes. They don’t want the SCs, STs, and OBCs to progress. Remember, ‘Ek hai toh safe hai,’” Modi said at his rally in Dhule, his first for the November 20 assembly elections in Maharashtra.
During the rally, Modi also alleged that the Indian alliance was using blank books to mislead Dalits and Adivasis by presenting them as the Constitution.
He further claimed that the Congress and its allies were promoting a “Pakistan agenda” and separatist language, adding that such efforts would fail as long as he had the people’s support.
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi responded to Modi’s “Ek hai toh safe hai” comment, asking, “Does this mean we haven’t been safe for the past 10 years?”
PM Modi also aimed the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, comprising Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP (SP), calling it a vehicle with neither wheels nor brakes, where members are fighting to take control of the driver’s seat.
Modi is scheduled to hold eight more rallies in Maharashtra this week. The state will vote in a single phase on November 20, with vote counting set to take place three days later.
