Although symbols are important, parties can attack each other with their banners, flags and posters.
Red caps controversy began at the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, when Chief Minister Yogi Amityanath was interrupted by Samajwadi Party lawmakers (SP), who were wearing red caps.
Adityanath took a dig at the group and said, “Someone’s wearing a red or green cap.” I don’t know if this is a custom.I don’t know if these folks wear caps at home.
Adityanath also narrated an incident, saying that a two-and-a-half-year-old child saw a protester wearing a cap and identified him as a goon, post which the SP lawmakers created an uproar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the SP during a Gorakhpur rally, saying “laal tipi waale”, (those with red caps were like an “red alert”) for the state.
These statements were made so the opposition can attack them, and they can exchange barbs, according to political analysts.
As a response to the ruling party’s insult, SP chief Akhilesh Yodav and his co-workers went to Assembly in red caps.
Akhilesh has also changed his Twitter and Facebook profile photos to one where he’s wearing a red cap.
Akhilesh’s party leaders and his supporters also began replacing their photos with pictures of them wearing red caps, following the example set by Akhilesh.
Earlier, Akhilesh did not wear caps, but when his father and SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav asked him to do so, he started to don it regularly.
In the ongoing tussle between the SP and the BJP, the AAP has also jumped in.
Rajya Sabha MP and AAP’s UP in-charge Sanjay Singh shared the Prime Minister’s photo on Twitter in which the latter can be seen wearing a black cap, saying people wearing a black cap have a black heart and mind (their mind and heart are not good).
Senior political analyst Ratanmani Lal said that in the present era, leaders of a political party cannot be identified only by symbols.
The BJP is associated with the saffron colour but all do not wear it, the BSP (blue) but Mayawati never wears blue, the SP (green), Congress (white) and the SP also with a cap.
The SP chief has made it an identity mark of the party due to which even without taking its name, it can can be attacked.
The BJP has tried to send across a message to the electorate of Uttar Pradesh that they have to be wary of the SP, but the latter will benefit indirectly.
The BJP pointed it out to attack the SP but it worked as a blessing in disguise for the latter as with more people wearing red caps, they will be recognised better.
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