In their final attempt to prevent loss of Kshatriya vote share on account of Union Minister Parshottam Rupala's controversial remarks, leaders from the BJP appealed to the community to vote generously for the saffron party in "national interest" on the last of the Gujarat Lok Sabha campaigns on Sunday. In a statement, senior Kshatriya BJP leaders such as Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, I K Jadeja, Pradeepsinh Jadeja, Mandhatasinh Jadeja, Kesridevsinh Jhala, Balvantsinh Rajput, Jaydrathsinh Parmar, Mahendrasinh Sarvaiya, Kiritsinh Rana, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, C K Raulji, Arunsinh Rana, Virendrasinh Jadeja and Pradhyumansinh Jadeja urged their community members to show a "large heart" by choosing the party. “.Parshottam Rupala has expressed regret and apologised to the Kshatriya community more than once. When Rupala has apologised repeatedly.the Kshatriya community should show generosity in national interest by exhibiting Kshatriya Dharma of Kshama Virasya Bhushanam (forgiveness is the virtue of the brave) and the proud tradition of renunciation and sacrifice,” it stated. “In the coming days, India is going to be the third super power in the world. In those circumstances, it is our duty to protect the country and sanatan dharma. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi is bringing glory to India, it is our national duty that we cooperate with him and be part of the process,” it added. On Sunday, the BJP leaders stated that they too were upset and shocked following Rupala's remarks. However, they reminded that the Kshatriya community has its share in the development of the state and the country. Such development processes are going to continue in the coming decades, they stated.
