Those opposing Bharat Mata will go to jail: Amit Shah warns Rahul
Slams Cong for criticising ‘shastra pooja’ defence minister performed at Rafale jet’s induction
KAITHAL/MEHAM: Union home minister and BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his party for criticising ‘shastra pooja’ defence minister Rajnath Singh performed during Rafale fighter jet’s induction ceremony in France besides opposing abrogation of Article 370 and backing those “opposing Bharat Mata”.
Shah, who addressed rallies at Kaithal, Loharu and Meham segments in the poll-bound state ahead of the October 21 elections, warned the former Congress chief that he will be sent to jail if he opposed Bharat Mata. He asked the Congress and its leaders to first think what “needs to be criticised and what not”, claiming that when in opposition the BJP used to praise its “good decisions”.
“Rahul Gandhi and the Congress have decided to condemn every decision the Modi government takes in favour of the country. He may hurl any number of abuses at the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and me but if someone abuses Bharat Mata, he will be sent straight to jail,” Shah said at the Meham rally in Rohtak district.
At the rallies, the focus of his speeches was Jammu and Kashmir, Article 370, Pakistan, airstrikes, triple talaq, National Register for Citizens (NRC) and what he called the use of same language as Pakistan by the Congress. “I want to ask what is the relationship between the Congress and Pakistan. Rahul Gandhi even supported those raising anti- national slogans at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU),” he added.
Taking a dig at Congress’ Kaithal nominee and party’s national spokeperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, he said, “Modi ji kuchh bhi kaam karte hain, Surjewala ke pet me dard hota hai (whatever good work Modi ji does, Surjewala sees it as a problem.”
Referring to Haryana as the “land of soldiers”, Shah said: “I want to ask Rahul Gandhi as to why he was opposing scrapping of Article 370. Why is he against uniting J&K with the country for which several soldiers from Haryana sacrificed their lives? We are not in favour of two flags, two constitutions and two prime ministers for one country.”
‘IMMIGRANTS THREAT TO NATION’S SECURITY’
About the implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Shah asked the crowd whether “ghuspethiye” (illegal immigrants) should be sent out of the country or not. “For the past 70 years these immigrants were a threat to national security, but the Congress was opposing the NRC. Before the 2024 general elections we will deport all the immigrants,” he added.
Shah said former Congress chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda introduced corruption, while the jailed Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader OP Chautala promoted hooliganism.
“For years, power in the state was in the hands of the Chautalas and Hoodas. Jobs were on sale in the state during their rule and now one former chief minister is in jail for job scam. The BJP government under Manohar Lal Khattar has not only brought transparency in recruitments, but also ended corruption and hooliganism in Haryana,” the home minister said.
Whatever good work Modi ji does, (Randeep) Surjewala sees it as a problem.
AMIT SHAH, Union home minister