Responding to Congress allegations that if the BJP regains power at the Centre it will remove reservation, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been in power for the past 10 years but instead of removing reservation he utilised the majority in the Lok Sabha for abrogating Article 370, ending Triple Talaq and constructing the Ram Temple.
Amit Shah was holding a rally in Telangana’s Nizamabad on Sunday where he said, “Congress said that if PM Modi comes to power, the reservation will be removed…PM Modi has been in power for the last 10 years…he utilised the majority for removing Article 370, to end triple talaq, to make Ram Temple and to ban PFI.”
Shah also took a jibe at Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy over his allegations of Delhi police being after him.
“My video was edited and an attempt was made to spread tension. Revanth Reddy says that Delhi Police are after him, if you make fake videos, what else can you expect?” said Shah.
Further coming to abrogation of Article 370 Shah attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his alleged statement saying if Article 370 is abrogated there will be a ‘blood bath’ in Kashmir.
“That time Congress ‘shehzada’, ‘Rahul baba’ used to say that don’t abrogate Article 370 otherwise there will be a blood bath in Kashmir, but it’s five years since then but no one even dared to pelt a pebble. Rahul Baba says if they return to power they will bring back Article 370. I want to tell him, stop daydreaming as neither your government is coming back neither Article 370,” Shah said.
“We removed triple talaq, Congress says don’t remove it we will bring it back. I want to tell you Congress do appeasement politics,” he added.
Praising efforts made by BJP candidate and incumbent MP from Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency Dharmapuri Arvind for constituting National Turmeric Board by urging Prime Minister, Shah said, “Your MP Dharmapuri Arvind urged PM Modi again and again for formation of Turmeric Board after which taking a major step towards welfare of farmers PM constituted turmeric board. Now is asking for its headquarters here only, make him win again I assure you turmeric board headquarters will be made here only.”
For the forthcoming election, the Congress has fielded Tatiparthi Jeevan Reddy, against the incumbent MP, Dharmapuri Arvind.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) (now known as the BRS) won 9 seats, the BJP secured 4 seats, the Congress won 3 seats, and the AIMIM emerged victorious in 1 seat.
The voting of the first and second phases was concluded and the next round of voting will be held on May 7. The counting of votes will be held on June 4. (ANI)
