Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana criticises BJP's strategy for Delhi polls

An editorial published by the Shiv Sena UBT mouthpiece Saamana has slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP accusing the party of neglecting serious national issues to focus on the upcoming Delhi assembly elections 2025 reported news agency ANIAccording to the editorial The schedule for the Delhi assembly elections 2025 has been announced Voting will take place on February 5 and the results will be declared on February 8 Prime Minister Modi Home Minister Shah and central ministers of the BJP have fully thrown themselves into this election reported ANIThe BJPs goal is to defeat Arvind Kejriwal and take control of the Delhi Assembly Meanwhile China has infiltrated Ladakh and settled two villages Naxals have killed 1015 police officers in Chhattisgarh Violence continues unabated in Manipur In a state like Maharashtra daylight murders are happening and the killers have the governments protection the Saamana editorial read reported ANIThe published editorial accused the BJP of resorting to extreme measures to defeat the Aam Aadmi Party AAPAll in all the BJPs policy seems to be that focusing on these serious issues is foolish and defeating the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi is the most important matter The BJP has decided to go to any lengths to achieve this The BJPs approach is that they will win everywhere and sit in powerThe editorial argues that a new form of democracy has taken root in India one that focuses on eliminating every political rival through questionable meansA new form of democracy has emerged in the country one that doesnt want to leave a single political opponent alive and the direct example of this was seen in Maharashtra and Haryana Now it is Delhis turn the editorial added reported ANIThe editorial alleged that there are discrepancies in the voter list of Delhi and that Aam Aadmi Party AAP has complained that citizens from Eastern Uttar Pradesh have been removed from the list by labelling them as Rohingyas or BangladeshisAccording to the editorial the Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar is in denial and questioned What world is Rajiv Kumar living in Wasnt Trump elected as US President after an EVM scandalThe editorial referred to Tesla CEO Elon Musks claims that EVMs can be hacked and pointed to various instances in the US where the integrity of the electoral process was questionedThe Shiv Sena UBT mouthpiece went further alleging the BJP of securing victories through dishonest means The victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party ie ModiShah is never straightforward They have achieved every win through crooked means often by rigging the system the party stated It cited the 2019 Maharashtra elections where the BJP reportedly contested 132 seats but ended up with 120 a performance the Shiv Sena UBT described as an anomaly reported ANIWhat extraordinary work did the Shinde faction do in Maharashtra to win 58 seats the editorial remarked referring to the Shiv Sena faction that defected to the BJPThe Shiv Sena UBT further accused the Election Commission of playing a biased role in the Maharashtra political crisis specifically over the decision to award the Shiv Senas bowandarrow symbol to the rival faction in ThaneThe editorial taking a dig at ECI wrote They gave the clock symbol of the Nationalist Congress Party to Ajit Pawar during Sharad Pawars lifetime should not speak of transparency and morality reported ANIAccording to the editorial However they ECI should remember that Modi and Shah are not immortal they will have to account for their actions Hence times will change and everyone will have to answer for their sins The Delhi Assembly elections could prove to be the spark for BJPs downfall reported ANIThe editorial also took a potshot at the Congress party questioning its priorities While the country is fighting against the ModiShah dictatorship the Congress is throwing mud at AAP rather than the BJP the mouth piece read expressing bewilderment over Congresss decision to focus on Kejriwals AAP rather than targeting the BJPThe Shiv Sena UBT mouthpiece voiced concerns about the role of the Delhi Lieutenant Governor The Lieutenant Governor is currently acting as an agent of the Ministry of Home Affairs Once the Model Code of Conduct is enforced all powers of the Chief Minister and Ministers in Delhi are supposed to be stripped but the Lieutenant Governor is doing the BJPs bidding This is dangerous them editorial warnedWith inputs from ANI