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Union Home Minister Amit Shah holds a roadshow in Sanand, Ahmedabad. (Image: BJP/X)
The home minister made the comments while addressing an election rally in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that while the Congress believes the minority community has the first right over the country’s resources, the BJP holds the belief that the primary claim belongs to the poor, Adivasis, Dalits, and backward communities.
The home minister made the comments while addressing an election rally in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker.
“The Congress says the minority (community) has the first right over the country’s resources of the country, but we (BJP) say the poor, adivasis, Dalits and backwards have the first right over resources of the country,” the Union minister said.
Additionally, Shah demanded the Naxalites to surrender, or else they would be rooted out from the state in two years.
The home minister stated that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has eliminated terrorism from the country while Naxalism is on the verge of ending.
While 123 Naxalites were arrested, 250 surrendered (during this period), he added. Under PM Modi’s leadership, Naxalism has been eliminated from all over the country, including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh, Shah said.
”Elect Modi ji for the third term, the menace (of Naxalism) will be rooted out from Chhattsigarh in two years,” he added. Shah appealed to the people to vote for BJP’s Kanker Lok Sabha seat candidate Bhojraj Nag.
He asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that four generations of his family were in power in the country, but what they have done for the poor people in Chhattisgarh.
He also said that Congress leaders did not attend the consecration ceremony of Lord Ram’s idol at the Ayodhya temple in lure of their vote bank. The Union minister hailed PM Modi, saying he has a ”track record of 10 years and agenda for 25 years.”
”Narendra Modi ji has eliminated terrorism from the country while Naxalism is on the verge of an ending. Mahadev app brand Bhupesh Baghel government did not take action against Naxalites,” Shah said.
He was referring to the previous Congress rule and the alleged involvement of the former chief minister in the Mahadev betting app scam). After the formation of the BJP government in Chhattisgarh, Vishnu Deo Sai was elected as the chief minister and Vijay Sharma as the state home minister. In the last four months, 90 Naxalites were neutralised under the BJP government, Shah said.
Polling in Kanker will be held on April 26.
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