Union Home Minister Amit Shah issued a stark warning on Sunday, cautioning that a victory for the Congress and its allies in the upcoming elections could lead to “riots, atrocities, and poverty.”
Speaking at an election rally in Bihar’s Katihar Lok Sabha constituency, Shah accused the Opposition of being lenient on terrorism and neglectful of the welfare of marginalised communities. He further highlighted the BJP’s role in ushering in Narendra Modi, the nation’s “first OBC Prime Minister,” whom he credited with ending dynasty politics.
“PM Modi wiped out Naxalism and reined in terrorism. When the Congress was in power, terrorists struck at will and nobody could muster the courage to retaliate. In contrast, the attacks in Uri and Pulwama were followed quickly by surgical strikes and Balakot airstrikes. Our security personnel went across the border with Pakistan and the terrorists were bumped off in their own hideouts,” said Shah.
He hit out at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge for taking exception to raising the issue of abrogation of Article 370 in poll rallies outside Jammu and Kashmir, saying “it is a matter concerning the whole country”.
“People from Rajasthan and Bihar have shed their blood fighting the insurgency there. Now Kashmir has been fully integrated with the rest of the country,” he said.
In his speech that lasted barely 15 minutes, Shah, who spoke in the presence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the JD(U) president, also dwelt at length on the alleged anti-OBC stance of the Congress, which has sought to reach out to the backward classes with the promise of caste census, besides forming alliances with parties like the RJD that have roots in the Mandal movement.
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