Hyderabad, Sept. 12 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ajay Singh Bisht aka Yogi Adityanath on Sunday took a swipe at Muslims, stating that only "those who say 'Abba Jaan'" were "digesting" rations in the state. His communal tone against the Muslim community was made at a rally in Kushinagar.

Addressing a meeting ahead of he upcoming Uttar Pradesh (UP) elections, Adityanath stated that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership there is no place for appeasement politics. Critics have earlier pointed out that by 'appeasement politics' Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) refers to policies that empower or benefit the Muslim community.

The saffron leader went on to allege that Muslims have been taking ra...