As Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the 107th day on Friday, 23 December, while passing through Faridabad in Haryana, Bihar Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar joined the yatra and launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
What Kumar said on hate politics: "We aim to bring in positive politics in the country. With positive politics, no matter which party wins, the people will benefit. Be inflation, small-scale industries, women's issues, farmers, agriculture, or border security – positive politics will benefit all," Kumar told The Quint.
Blaming the ruling party on attempting to polarise the country, he said: "The BJP has no problem when Rahul Gandhi visits a church or a mosque. But if he goes to a temple, they have an issue. Every citizen of the country is free to visit whichever place of worship they wish to. Does the BJP have a patent on the country's temples? They even point out the rules and rituals that he follows – whether the holy veil has been worn properly or not; all this comes from them who pretend to meditate in a cave."