Prashant Kishor counters Amit Shah's 'vote with anger' with 'vote with love' tweet

Prashant Kishor (left) with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

Responding to Home Minister Amit Shah’s 'press the EVM button with anger' during a campaign for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, Aam Admi Party (AAP) poll strategist Prashant Kishor urged people to 'vote with love'.

The AAP strategist, who is a top leader in the Bharatiya Janata Party ally Janata Dal-United (JDU), made the statement after the BJP leader called on Delhiites on January 26 to make sure that the ripples of their votes send a message to the Shaheen Bagh protestors.

8 फ़रवरी को दिल्ली में EVM का बटन तो प्यार से ही दबेगा। ज़ोर का झटका धीरे से लगना चाहिए ताकि आपसी भाईचारा और सौहार्द ख़तरे में ना पड़े।

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Justice, Liberty, Equality & Fraternity

— Prashant Kishor (@PrashantKishor) January 27, 2020

Demonstrators at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh are protesting the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), since it made religion the test of citizenship in India for the first time. Protesters across the country believe that the new law, coupled with the National Register of Citizens (NRC), will systematically target the Muslim community in India. Kishor has been routinely criticizing the two as well.

However, constant protests against the Union government have irked authorities, who have pointed out traffic snarls and public inconvenience caused by the women of Shaheen Bagh. In view of that, Shah had said: “When you press the button on February 8, do so with anger so that its current is felt at Shaheen Bagh.”

Addressing voters at a campaign rally in Delhi, Shah said: “Your vote to the BJP candidate will make Delhi and the country safe and prevent thousands of incidents like Shaheen Bagh.”