Amit Shah said, “Narendra Modi ji has eliminated terrorism from the country” (File)
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the Narendra Modi government has eliminated terrorism from the country and issued a stern warning to the Maoists in Chhattisgarh asking them to surrender otherwise they will be uprooted from the state in two years. .
He said that in the last four months alone, 90 Maoists have been killed in Chhattisgarh under the BJP government. The remarks came after 29 Maoists were killed by security forces in an encounter in Kanker in Bastar region on April 16.
Addressing an election rally in Kanker town, about 150 km from the encounter site, four days before the second round of Lok Sabha elections, Shah took aim at the Congress and asked party MP Rahul Gandhi to explain what four generations of his family had done. Have done. The poor in Chhattisgarh when they were in power.
The veteran BJP leader said Congress leaders did not attend the consecration of Lord Ram’s idol at the Ayodhya temple on January 22 due to vote bank politics and cited then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement that “India’s resources are Minorities have the first right”. Rival party.
The Union Minister lauded PM Narendra Modi, saying he has brought about major changes in the country in the last ten years and has outlined an “agenda for the next 25 years”.
Narendra Modi Yes Terrorism has been eliminated from the country, while Maoism is on the verge of extinction. Mahadev App Brand Bhupesh Baghel The government did not take action against the Maoists,” Mr Shah said.
He was referring to the previous Congress rule and former CM Baghel’s alleged involvement in the Mahadev betting app scam.
Highlighting the success of the state BJP government in tackling the Maoist insurgency after assuming power in December, Mr Shah pointed out that in the last four months, 90 Maoists have been killed in the state.
He said 123 Maoists were arrested, while 250 others surrendered (during this period).
The Home Minister said that under the leadership of PM Modi, Maoism has been eliminated from states like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh.
He said, “Elect Modi ji for the third time and within two years the threat (of Maoism) from Chhattisgarh will be completely eradicated.”
“As long as Naxalism is there, tribal brothers and sisters will not get access to electricity, schools, ration shops and hospitals. I would like to tell them (Naxalites) to surrender, otherwise the outcome of the fight is certain. We will finish. ” We will uproot them from Chhattisgarh.
Taking aim at the Congress, the Home Minister said the grand old party believes that the minorities have the first right over the country’s resources, while the BJP strongly feels that this right belongs to the poor, tribals, Dalits and backward classes.
The senior BJP leader said, recently, the Congress party got angry when the PM talked about its manifesto and asked why it wanted to conduct a survey of properties of all citizens.
Rahul said, “I want to ask Congress whether there is any mention of any survey in its manifesto or not?” Dad This should be made clear. Their Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had said (in 2006) that minorities have the first right on resources, no tribals And Dalit. But we say poor, tribalDalits and backward people have the first right on the resources of the country. They (Congress) are eyeing the ‘Math’ (Monastic institution), the temple and everyone’s properties and where will this money go?
Taking a dig at the opposition party India Bloc over the clash during the Ranchi rally in Jharkhand, Shah said that if they cannot keep their own house in order, then how will they maintain unity in the country? “Elect Modi ji for the third time and the country will become the third largest economy in the world,” he asserted.
Mr Shah said that after living in a tent for 500 years, Ram Lalla celebrated his birthday on Ram Navami on April 17 by inaugurating the grand temple in Ayodhya in January.
“Ever since the Ram temple was demolished, crores of people have sacrificed their lives. Many were martyred with the hope that Ram Lalla would be installed in his temple one day, but the Congress kept raising questions on the birthplace of Ram Lalla for years. doing.”
“After Modi ji became PM for the second term, he laid the foundation stone of the Ram temple (in 2020) and then presided over its (statue) consecration ceremony,” Shah said.
The former BJP president fiercely targeted Congress for not attending the investiture ceremony.
“Congress leaders were invited but they did not attend the inauguration ceremony just for vote-bank politics,” he said.
Mr Shah said the Modi government is committed to the development of Chhattisgarh, where the BJP came to power in December 2023 after five years of Congress rule.
“During the Sonia-Manmohan government (2004-2014 UPA regime), only Rs 77,000 crore was given to Chhattisgarh, but Modi ji has given Rs 3,20,000 crore in the last ten years. Also, funds for construction of roads was given.” Laying airports and railway lines,” the BJP leader said.
Mr Shah said Modi has pledged to make India a developed nation by 2047 and when this status is achieved, tribals, Dalits, youth, poor, farmers and women will be the biggest beneficiaries.
The BJP has fielded Bhojraj Nag from Kanker, which will go to polls on April 26 along with two other seats.
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