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More playing on names in UP campaign

Earlier, Modi had coined 'SCAM' for SP, Congress, Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati

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Last Updated : Feb 23 2017 | 1:14 AM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah (pictured) told a rally at Gorakhpur district in eastern Uttar Pradesh that voters in the state needed to free themselves of 'Kasab' if they wanted development.

Shah said that lest he was misunderstood, by Kasab he meant ‘Ka’ for Congress party, ‘Sa’ for Samajwadi Party and ‘B’ for Bahujan Samaj Party. Ajmal Kasab was a Pakistani terrorist caught alive during the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai. After a trial, he was hanged in November 2012.

“Until and unless Kasab is laid to rest, development and prosperity will continue to elude UP,” the BJP chief said

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