Kalyani (West Bengal): Stepping up his attack on the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP president Amit Shah said Wednesday here that she has extended her support to those who wish to divide the country by separating Kashmir from India.
Addressing a rally here in Bongaon Lok Sabha constituency, Shah said his party will continue its fight to ensure that Kashmir remains an integral part of India, no matter who is in power at the Centre.
“Today we are in power; Narendra Modi is the Prime minister. In the coming days, too, he will continue as the PM. But if a day comes when the BJP is no longer at the helm, its workers will still fight to ensure that Kashmir remains an integral part of India,” Shah asserted.
The BJP chief iterated that the saffron party, if re-elected to power, will scrap Article 370 of the Constitution in Kashmir – which grants special status to the northernmost state.
“Give us 30 seats from Bengal and we will scrap Article 370 from Kashmir after forming the next BJP government at the Centre,” Shah claimed.
The BJP boss also insisted that Banerjee should also clear her stance on National Conference (NC) chief Omar Abdullah’s demand for a separate Prime Minister in Kashmir.
“Mamata didi is supporting those who wish to divide India. We want to know what she has to say on Omar Abdullah’s demand for two Prime Ministers in the country,” Shah hollered.
Referring to infiltrators as ‘termites’, who are eating into the country’s resources, Shah asserted that his party will throw them out after coming to power at the Centre for a second term.
“It is our commitment to implement National Register of Citizens (NRC) across the country to weed out the infiltrators. First, we will bring the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to ensure that eligible refugees get citizenship, and then we will introduce NRC to throw out the infiltrators. They are termites, they are eating into the country’s resources,” Shah told the gathering amid huge cheers.
Shah also claimed that lawlessness has increased in the state, with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) dispensation letting loose goons to run its syndicates.
“Other than bomb manufacturing units, no factory has been set up in the state under the Mamata Banerjee government. The sound of bomb explosions has silenced Rabindra Sangeet in Bengal. Under the TMC rule, all three – mother, motherland and people (TMC slogan of maa, mati, manush) – are suffering,” Shah stated.
