Lashing out at Sharad Pawar and Rahul Gandhi, Amit Shah hails Modi stating ‘not a single bullet fired’ in Kashmir
Lashing out at Sharad Pawar and Rahul Gandhi by asking them to clarify their stand on Article 370, Union Minister Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday hailed the Narendra Modi government’s “great job” of “integrating” India by scrapping the special status. He then asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar to clarify whether they were for or against it.
BJP has never wanted any foreign interference in the Kashmir issue and our stand is clear.
Any country that tried to speak about Kashmir, even if it was the US, was shut by PM Modi, who clearly stated that it was our internal matter: Shri @AmitShah pic.twitter.com/YPME1A33yI
— BJP (@BJP4India) October 11, 2019
Addressing poll rallies in Maharashtra’s Sangli and Solapur districts to campaign for the BJP, Shah accused the Congress and NCP of opposing the move for their politics of vote bank and appeasement. The BJP president lauded Prime Minister Modi for strengthening India’s image across the world. Shah claimed the Congress and NCP have already conceded defeat ahead of the October 21 Maharashtra polls and urged people to re-elect the BJP-Shiv Sena and allies with a two-third majority, or 222 out of the total 288 seats, in the state.
Shah also asked Pawar to come clear on what the Congress-NCP governments did for the people of Maharashtra. “After becoming prime minister again, Modiji brought a historic proposal in Parliament…he did a great job of abrogating Article 370 and 35A from Kashmir…Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s dream of an integrated India stands fulfilled today,” Shah told a gathering in Sangli’s Jat area.
He said the Congress and NCP, however, opposed Modi and the proposal. “I want to ask Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and NCP chief Sharadraoji Pawar, Sharadraoji should tell the people of Maharashtra whether you are in favour of scrapping Article 370 or not?” Shah asked. Shah said Gandhi and the Congress had claimed that “river of blood” was flowing in Kashmir. Dismissing the same, the BJP chief said Kashmir is peaceful and “not a single bullet” was required to be fired.
महाराष्ट्र के चुनाव में एक ओर भाजपा और शिवसेना हैं, तो दूसरी ओर NCP और कांग्रेस हैं।
NCP-कांग्रेस अपने परिवार के लिए चलने वाली पार्टियां हैं जबकि भाजपा देश के लिए चलने वाली पार्टी है।
महाराष्ट्र की जनता को खुद तय करना है कि उन्हें कैसी पार्टी की सरकार चाहिए: श्री अमित शाह pic.twitter.com/QQbxSx75Zm
— BJP (@BJP4India) October 11, 2019
“These people ran a false campaign in the country and across the world following the scrapping of Article 370, saying it will lead to problems. Modiji went to the UN, the entire world is standing with him on the issue, while Pakistan stands isolated in the world,” he added.
Shah also sought to underscore a difference between Congress and BJP over the issue of national security, saying his party gives priority to the nation’s interest.
To drive home his point, Shah said late BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the first to congratulate former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi after erstwhile Pakistan was divided into two parts (leading to creation of Bangladesh) following the India-Pakistan war in 1971.
The Indian security forces carried out surgical and air strikes in Pakistan after terror attacks in Uri and Pulwama. Under Modi’s watch, the national security has strengthened, Shah said, adding that “the entire world has realised that if one Indian jawan is martyred, 10 enemies would be killed”.
Shah also accused Rahul Gandhi of siding with the “tukde tukde gang” as he referred to the JNU sloganeering episode. Unlike the Mahmohan Singh-led UPA regime, there is a change in the way world perceives India now, Shah said, and credited Modi for bringing about the change.
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