Union Home Minister Amit Shah slams oppn, claims BJP will again come power with 300 plus seats

Addressing a rally after inaugurating Kaushambi Mahotsava and launching projects of more than Rs 600 crore, Shah said, "The Parliament session ended on Thursday and it was for the first time in the history of independence that the budget session ended without a single sitting or debate.

The opposition leaders did not allow the Parliament to function just because Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha."

He said the law to disqualify an elected representative was made after the judgement of the Supreme Court.

"To save Lalu Prasad Yadav Manmohan Singh wanted to amend the law, but Rahul Gandhi prevented him for doing so," he said.

Shah said that Rahul was disqualified after a court in Surat in Ahmedabad.

"It is the law that whoever he or she is convicted loses his or her membership. So far 17 MPs and MLAs have lost their membership. So Rahul too was convicted and after this Congress people came wearing black clothes and the Parliament was shut down," he said.

He said, "I want to tell Rahul one thing that it is the duty of every citizen of the country to obey the law and you were the MP. You should have challenged the conviction and should have fought in the court. But they wasted the time of the Parliament which the people of the country will never forgive."

The Home Minister also slammed Rahul for his remarks during his Cambridge visit. "tell me if a leader of the country should criticise India on a foreign land. What type of politics you want to bring in the country. You think that the people don't see. The people of the country not only see, but understand as well," he said.

Continuing his attack on Rahul, he said, "In the last 10 years you have lost the post of Leader of Opposition and I want to tell you that the Modi government will again come back to power with more than 300 seats."

Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi secured the country, formulated a number of schemes for the welfare of the poor, he made the country prosperous and increased respect for India in the world.

"These Congressmen say that one day Modi's grave will also be dug. I want to tell Congress people that whether it's Sonia Gandhi or Rahul or whoever else has abused Modi, the lotus (BJP's symbol) has been strengthened more by the people," he said.

He said, "The opposition parties claim that democracy is under threat. I want to tell them that your family is in danger and not democracy. Idea of dynastic politics and not the idea of India is under threat. Not democracy but the autocracy of your family is in danger."

The Home Minister said that for decades democracy was beset by cankers of casteism, nepotism and appeasement by the opposition.

"Modiji removed casteism and today Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are nowhere to be seen. He defeated dynastic politics and ended appeasement and that is why you feel scared," he said.

He said that today Uttar Pradesh is on the path of development under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

"I have been told that a web of express ways has been developed in UP. As Modiji is also an MP from Varanasi he brought all the schemes of poor welfare on the ground in huge quantities in UP. Today poverty alleviation is taking place in every house," he said.

Shah said 46 lakh people were provided houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in UP.

"2.16 crore toilets were constructed, cooking gas cylinders were provided to 1.76 crore mothers and sisters, benefit of SVANidhi scheme was extended to more than 10 lakh street vendors and Modi did the job of giving Rs 52,000 crore to more than 2.50 crore farmers. Free ration is being given to the poor from the last two years," he said.

He said everybody wished that a temple of Lord Ram should be constructed in Ayodhya, the place where he was born.

"The issue was being hanged by Congress, SP was stalling it and BSP was obstructing it. Modiji laid the foundation stone of the temple and very soon Lord Ram will be consecrated in his temple in Ayodhya," he said.

Raising the issue of abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the Home Minister said,

"Congress, SP and BSP were lingering the issue, but on August 5, 2019 Modi abrogated Article 370 and made Kashmir an integral part of India. I have come to appeal to the people of Poorvanchal and Bundelkhand to ensure victory of lotus on all the seats in 2024 Lok Sabha polls and make Modi PM once again," he said.

He appealed to the people to take a resolve to make Modi PM again in 2024. 

"In 2014 people placed their faith in Modi and made him the PM by voting en-bloc in favour of BJP and Congress, SP and BSP were wiped out," he said.

"In 2017 assembly polls people gave 325 seats and Modi made Yogi the CM. In 2019 the people defeated everyone and made Modi PM again and in 2022 they made Yogi CM again. What UP will do in 2024. I have faith that with the slogans of Modi not only Kaushambi but the entire UP will give a message to the country," he said.

(With UNI inputs)