Agra: Addressing BJP’s Jan Vishwas rally in Kasganj on Sunday, Union Home minister Amit Shah hailed the present law-and-order situation in the state under chief minister Yogi Adityanath, saying there have been no riots in the state during the past four-and-a-half years. He also claimed that BJP’s tally would cross the 300-mark in the upcoming 2022 assembly elections.
Launching a scathing attack on previous governments run by BSP’s Mayawati and SP’s Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh, Shah said the duo, “Bua-Babua”, could not bring development in UP as “they are helming jativadi (casteist) and parivarvadi (dynastic) parties”.
“Earlier, there used to be a bahubali (strongman), a mini-CM, and a scam in each district. Now, under BJP government, there is one product, one industry and one medical college in each district,” Shah said.
Claiming that over 700 riots took place during Akhilesh Yadav’s five-year rule, he said the common people were forced to migrate. “The situation was so bad that people used to hesitate in sending their daughters to schools and colleges. Now, all the goons have fled UP,” Shah said.
He also spoke about various projects and achievements of the Centre and state government.
Shah said the recently inaugurated Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in Varanasi used to wear a deserted look before it was beautified under the watch of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He mentioned the abrogation of Article 370. “Congress, SP and BSP opposed it but the PM still repealed Article 370 in August 2019. Terrorism prevailed during Congress’s rule at the Centre, but PM Modi carried surgical strikes across the border after terrorist attacks in Uri and Pulwama,” Shah sai.
Shah also praised the legacy of former CM and OBC leader Kalyan Singh, who died earlier this year, for “clearing the way” for the Ayodhya Ram Mandir. “Had babuji (Singh) not provided me margdarshan (guidance), poll victories in 2014, 2017 and 2019 would not have been possible,” said Shah.
Alluding to the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Shah asked the crowd whether they would vote for the same people “who fired at kar sevaks”. He was referring to the Mulayam Singh government’s decision to open fire at the sevaks who had gathered near the Ramjanmabhoomi site in Ayodhya in 1990.
Kasganj, where Sunday’s rally was held, is part of Etah parliamentary constituency from where Singh had been elected. Singh’s son, Rajveer Singh ‘Raju’, the current BJP MP from Etah, shared the stage with Shah..
Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, in his speech, said Akhilesh Yadav did not pay tribute to Singh, and asked the people to “avenge the insult” to Singh.
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