Ghaziabad, Feb 7 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Monday sought vote for his party, saying people need to choose a secular outfit as till now politics has been revolving around communal issues.

People should learn a lesson from birds, who don't differentiate between religions, Khurshid said while addressing a public meeting in favour of party candidate Sangeeta Tyagi, the wife of Congress leader Rajiv Tyagi, who had died following a TV debate in 2020.

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Addressing the gathering at New Hindan Vihar Colony of Sahibabad constituency, he said the politics has been revolving around Hindu, Muslim, temple and mosque.

People must learn a lesson from small birds because they don't differentiate between a temple and mosque and they sit on the walls of the religious places of both faiths, he said.

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He urged people to cast their vote in favour of the Congress, which he said is a secular party.

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