Team News Riveting
Raipur, April 14
The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah on Sunday claimed the operations against the Maoists in Chhattisgarh were slowed down during the regime of previous Congress government.
“During the previous Congress government under Bhupesh Baghel, the fight against Naxalism slowed down in Chhattisgarh,” Shah said while addressing an election rally in Khairagarh under Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency. After the BJP came to power, (in November 2023), Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma (who also holds the Home Department portfolio) intensified the fight against the extremists,” Shah said.
“More than 54 Naxalites have been neutralised, more than 150 have been arrested and more than 250 have surrendered (after the formation of the Sai government). Within 10 years, PM Modi ended Naxalism from the entire country. However, only its tail is left in Chhattisgarh. Give Modi ji a third term and I assure you we will end Naxalism in three years,” he added.
The Union Home Minister lashed out at the former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and counted the numerous scandals that took place during the Congress’ rule in Chhattisgarh. “The 2G scam, Commonwealth games scam, submarine scam, and many more scams were committed by Congress but none of these had names related to god. Baghel did not spare the name of Mahadev and committed a scam of Rs 508 crore,” Shah added.
Hitting out at Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, he said, “Keep the anger of Mahadev betting app in mind and press the lotus (BJP symbol) button with such force that the tremors are felt till Italy.”
Shah asserted that the BJP is committed to preserving reservations and preventing any attempts by Congress to abolish it. He added that the Uniform Civil Code and the ‘One Nation One Election’ would be implemented during Narendra Modi’s third term as Prime Minister.
