Paralakhemundi: BJP president Amit Shah Monday lashed out at the Congress, accusing the grand old party of trying to “defame” Hindus by giving them a terror tag. “Rahul (Gandhi) Baba’s party attempted to link the Hindu community with terrorism. It was a bid to defame Hindus across the world,” Shah said, addressing a rally in Paralakhemundi under the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency, which will go to polls in the first phase April 11.
Hitting out at the Congress, the BJP chief said thousands, including Swami Aseemanand, were recently acquitted in the Samjhauta Express blast case. “Unfortunately, the then Congress government compromised with national security by allowing the real culprits in the case to go scot-free. These people have no concern for national security,” Shah said.
On the Balakot air strike, Shah said only the BJP-led central government could have taken such a decisive action. “Effective air strike was carried out and terror camps inside Pakistan were destroyed. Such decisive action can only be taken by a BJP government,” he said.
Shah also called upon people to oust the Naveen Patnaik government to ensure a corruption-free administration. He alleged that corruption was rampant under the BJD rule in the state, which needs a “young chief minister” for speedy development.
“The BJD government adopted a step-motherly approach towards west and central Odisha, for which these parts remained backward. People of the state need to overthrow the current dispensation and ensure a second term for Narendra Modi as PM,” he said.
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