Shah takes a dig at Punjab CM
Says, Channi who failed to giver security to PM will fail in polls
Slamming Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi over breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security during his visit to Punjab, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday wondered how a Chief Minister who could not provide a secure route to the Prime Minister keep the state secure.
“CM Channi is dreaming of forming a Congress government in Punjab again. A chief minister who cannot provide a secure route to the Prime Minister of India, can he provide security to Punjab?” Shah said at an election rally in Ludhiana.
The Union Minister was referring to the security breach on January 5 that left Modi stranded on a flyover in Ferozepur for around 20 minutes.
“Channi has no moral authority to rule for a second term as he cannot keep the state secure.” Promising to open Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) branch offices in Punjab, the state where the heroin smuggling along the international border is high as it shares a 553km barbed-wire fenced border with Pakistan, the BJP leader said if the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is voted to power in the state, it would set up the NCB branches in four districts to curb the menace of drugs abuse.
“The NDA would also constitute an anti-drugs task force in all districts,” he said. Shah said: “Kejriwal has nothing to do with Punjab’s safety, only NDA can protect the state.”