Union residence minister Amit Shah on Saturday stepped up his assault on the Congress, alleging that terror strikes have been rampant underneath the celebration’s rule on the Centre and it by no means condemned them because of “vote financial institution politics”.
Shah additionally mentioned it’s unimaginable to hold out such an assault underneath the watch of the Narendra Modi-led authorities.
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The Union minister was campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering’s candidate in Talaja in Bhavnagar district when he recalled the 26/11 Mumbai assaults, one of many deadliest terror strikes in India.
“As we speak is the anniversary of the 26/11 assaults. On at the present time (in 2008), Pakistani terrorists killed 164 individuals in Mumbai. I pay my humble tributes to the departed souls,” he informed the rally.
“Although such assaults have been rampant through the Congress rule, it’s not doable to hold out a 26/11-type terror assault at the moment as a result of Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister,” he added.
Shah on Saturday addressed election rallies and roadshows at Rajula (Amreli), Talaja (Bhavnagar), Mahuva (Bhavnagar), Sayajiganj (Vadodara) and Vejalpur (Ahmedabad).
Gujarat votes on December 1 and 5, and the outcomes might be declared on December 8. Talaja will go to the polls within the first part. The Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) is looking for a seventh straight time period within the state.
“(Congress chief) Sonia (Gandhi) and (former prime minister) Manmohan Singh have been in energy for 10 years, from 2004 until 2014. Throughout their regime, terrorists from Pakistan used to enter India continuously and kill our troopers and even decapitated their heads. Regardless of that, the Congress by no means uttered a phrase. Why? Due to their vote financial institution. I hope you already know who’s the Congress’s vote financial institution,” Shah mentioned.
PM Modi gave a robust message to the world by finishing up surgical and air strikes on terrorists after Uri and Pulwama terror assaults in 2016 and 2019, respectively, he mentioned.
At one other rally in Rajula, Shah attacked each the Congress and Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP), a brand new entrant within the meeting ballot fray within the state, for supporting activist Medha Patkar, who spearheaded the Narmada Bachao Andolan towards a dam venture.
“Congress chief Rahul Gandhi took out a padyatra and so they took alongside Medha Patakar,” Shah mentioned, referring to Patkar’s participation within the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra on October 19.
“Can there be a much bigger anti-Gujarat or anti-Saurashtra individual than Patkar?… The Congress solely took out a padyatra (together with her) however these jhaduwalas (referring to AAP) gave her a ticket in 2014 for Lok Sabha elections. She misplaced her deposit,” Shah mentioned.
He accused the Congress of stalling the Narmada venture for a number of years.
“If the Narmada venture was accomplished, the farmers of Saurashtra, Kutch and Gujarat would stand on their ft and prosper. That is one thing the Congress wouldn’t digest, therefore, they didn’t enable it to be accomplished,” he mentioned.
He highlighted the achievements of the Modi authorities in Saurashtra.
He mentioned the area was vulnerable to drought at one time and no everlasting answer was sought.
“Dairies have been pressured to close down. The Amreli dairy was additionally shut down. When Narendra bhai turned the chief minister, 150,000 test dams have been constructed… The water ranges got here up in consequence,” he mentioned.
Each the Congress and AAP hit again.
“What Shah is saying has no significance on this election. He ought to tackle points like how Gujarat reached a debt of ₹4 lakh crore from ₹10,000 crore in its 27 years of rule? What about 400,000 Covid deaths in Gujarat or investigation within the Morbi bridge tragedy?” Congress spokesperson Alok Sharma mentioned.
He additionally mentioned a number of individuals who stood by Patkar throughout her protest are actually with the BJP.
“What does the celebration and Shah must say about them? These aren’t points. Even Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi can be a part of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The yatra shouldn’t be an election marketing campaign, it’s to carry India collectively,” he mentioned.
Gujarat AAP spokesperson Punit Juneja mentioned: “The BJP doesn’t have any reply to its 27 years of misrule and the problems that the AAP has been elevating this election. Subsequently, they’ve been elevating all non-issues and that is simply one other such try. However it would don’t have any impact on the individuals of Gujarat,” he mentioned.