Farmerssupporters across the nation standing in solidarity with the ‘Annadatas’ whohave been protesting for over 106 days now at Delhi borders, have kick starteda campaign named #NoVoteToBJP.
Thetrend has been trending at top two on twitter with around 143k tweets so far.From politicians of opposition parties to foreign nationals to youngsters and supportersof farmers from across India, they all have been quoting various issues relatedto injustice to Navreet (who allegedly was shot dead by Delhi Police on January26), unemployment, democracy, high fuel prices etc, while using hashtag No Voteto BJP.
Theaim to use the hashtag as seen in the various tweets is to apprise the users ofthe wrongdoings of the centre government and their ignorance towards the farmers’issues. The twitteratis could also be seen urging people to not to vote the BJPgovernment in the upcoming assembly polls in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry,Assam and West Bengal.
PunjabMLA and President, Punjab Ekta Party (PEP), Sukhpal Khaira in his tweetmentioned “Still firm on my demands, give justice to Navreet, his wife, hisfather, his grandfather, and to all the farmers. We need fair and an honestprobe into how Navreet got killed, was it just an accident or a murder”. @AJEnglish@BBCWorld @CNN @nytimesworld #NoVoteToBJP @hrw, he tweeted.
Anotheryoungster Manraj from Madhya Pradesh tweeted, “Lakhs of farmers who have beenprotesting for over 106 days now, demanding the rollback of the 3 anti-farmeragriculture laws. They have been braving the cold wave and heavy rains. Severalfarmers have lost their lives. Now demand changed to this intention #NoVoteToBJP”.
Notjust this, a page bearing name No Vote to BJP is active on twitter havingmessage written on its bio that this is a campaign against the divisivepolitics of BJP. It is a pan India open call to not vote for BJP.
Anotherstudent wrote, Students Want Jobs! PM Modi has broken the trust of ourstudents, our youth. PM Modi has betrayed the nation. #StudentsWantJobs #NoVoteToBJP
Besides,a rally was taken out in Kolkata to support this #NoVoteToBJP campaign. “Wefarmers and our leaders will campaign under this slogan. We will not let BJPwin these elections. #NoVoteToBJP #StudentsWantJobs”, write Vijay Prakash ontwitter while sharing some glimpses of the rally.
Another,Dr Khinda wrote, “#NoVoteToBJP is just not a hashtag. This is what India needsthe most India is not private property of BJP India is our INDIA.Secularism Nfreedom of speech is essence of India RSS has just vanished it. #FarmersProtest#BengalElection2021”.
“Nowwe never beleive on BJP government. ..It is only for Ambani and adani. Thisgovernment has no sympathy for common man. So, no vote for BJP”, write anothertwitter user.
Interestingly,another user posted, “Petrol sells for ₹.100 per Litre, LPGnearly 1000 per cylinder, The government is busy selling national assets, thugsare busy tearing the social fabric! The world's now calls India an "ElectoralAutocracy! Farmer Leaders to Start Campaigning Under the Slogan #NoVoteToBJP.