In latest jibe, Yogi claims SP's red caps covered 'in blood of riot victims'

The red cap of the Samajwadi Party has been a consistent point of attack for the BJP, with PM Modi also referring to it

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath stirred controversy ahead of the forthcoming assembly polls in the state saying that the ''red caps'' (Samajwadi Party ) were 'soaked' in the ''blood of innocent Hindus'', who were 'killed' in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar communal riots and were also fired at in Ayodhya in 1990 as he warned the people against supporting the SP in the polls.

Speaking during an interaction with the electorate at Baghpat in western UP on Saturday, Adityanath once again raked the Muzaffarnagar communal riots and the firing on the 'karsevaks' at Ayodhya to target the SP.

''Inki lal topian nirdosh hinduon ke khoon se rangi hui hain aur ye shanti ka paath padha rahen hain.....inhe sharm bhi nahin aati'' (their red caps are soaked in the blood of innocent Hindus and they are trying to give us lessons in peace....they have no shame), the chief minister said.

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''Voting for the SP will mean humiliation of those killed in the Muzaffarnagar communal riots,'' he added.

Adityanath also referred to the alleged killing of two 'Jat' youths Sachin and Gaurav which had resulted in communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar and said that the youths were killed for protesting 'molestation' of their sister.

The UP CM also listed the achievements of his government during its tenure and appealed to the people to support the saffron party in the polls.

Before Adityanath, prime minister Narendra Modi had also taken potshots at the SP by referring to red caps in his speech at Gorakhpur in December last year.

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''In laal topi walon ko UP ke logon ke dukh se matlab nahin hai....inhe satta chahiye apni tijori bharne ke liye....atankvadiyon ko riha karne ke liye aur mafia ko khuli chooth dene ke liye,'' (These red wearing people have no concern for the sufferings and pains of the common man....they want the power to fill their coffers, release the terrorists from jails and give a free hand to the mafia elements), the prime minister had said. ''The red cap is a red alert for UP......it denotes danger,'' Modi had added.

SP president Akhilesh Yadav had retorted by saying that the red caps were ''red alert'' for the BJP and reflected that the saffron party would be ousted from power after the polls.

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