Indore: BJP MLA and former Madhya Pradesh minister Usha Thakur has slammed those voting on the basis of money, liquor and gifts and asserted that such persons who sell democracy will be reborn as camels, sheep, goats, dogs and cats.
A video of her purported remarks, made at a meeting on Wednesday in Hasalpur village in her Mhow assembly constituency, went viral on social media, prompting the opposition Congress to slam the MLA for her “conservative thinking”.
“Thousands of rupees come into the accounts of every beneficiary through so many schemes of the BJP government, like Ladli Behna Yojana and Kisan Samman Nidhi. Even after that, if votes are sold for 1,000-500 (rupees), then it is a matter of shame for humans,” she said while urging people to protect democracy.
“I have a direct conversation with God.”
Thakur emphasised the importance of casting a vote with honesty, claiming that God watches every action, even a secret ballot.
“Those who became neutral after taking money, saree, glass and liquor, write it down in your diary that they are definitely going to become camels, sheep, goats, dogs, and cats in the next birth. Those who will sell democracy they are going to become these only. Write this down. I have a direct conversation with God, believe me,” she said.
Thakur defends her comments
