"BJP is a party which has been standing for principles of social harmony among the people through its work since days of Jan Sangh. Social harmony has always been the objective of the party," Shah said while addressing the All India Dalit Mahapanchayat here.
The comments by Shah came as the BJP and NDA government came under severe attack in Parliament for Jyoti's remarks at an election rally yesterday that voters of Delhi should choose between "Ram's sons" and "illegitimate sons".
A party spokesperson has said it was "a slip of tongue" by the minister and the issue should not be stretched after she apologised.
Shah, however, did not respond to queries from media persons on the controversy.
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Talking about Delhi's political situation, Shah asked the Dalit community to support BJP and contribute significantly to ensure its victory in Delhi.
Referring to BJP's country-wide membership drive, Shah said the initiative is aimed at including all sections into the party fold.
Dalit community have significant influence in around 12 assembly constituencies out of 70 in Delhi. The Dalit voters are estimated at around 22 lakh out of 1.20 crore electorate.
The BJP president also gave a 'live demonstration' of getting membership of the party by dialing a toll-free number.
He made the audience dial 18002662020 to get instant membership of the party and then "welcomed them to the party fold.
After dialing the toll free number, an SMS is sent asking for certain details and when the details are sent, a person becomes a member, Shah said.