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BJP MLA in Uttar Pradesh says 'Hindustan is for Hindus'

BJP MLA in Uttar Pradesh says 'Hindustan is for Hindus'

| @indiablooms | 02 Jan 2018, 06:48 pm

Muzzafarnagar, Jan 2 (IBNS): BJP legislator from Uttar Pradesh Vikram Saini has triggered a freash controversy when he said India is a land of 'Hindus' as it is called 'Hindustan'.

Speaking at an event here recently, the BJP lawmaker said:"I'm a hardcore believer in Hindutva."

"This nation is called Hindustan as it is a nation for Hindus," he said.

He said: "Today, everyone is getting benefits without any kind of discrimination."

Muzaffarnagar witnessed riots in 2013. It had claimed 60 lives.

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