Taking a dig on the Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday mentioned Rahul Gandhi is a “tourist politician” who had represented Amethi for 15 years in Parliament, earlier than shifting to Wayanad in Kerala. He alleged for the Congress and the Gandhi household, individuals are only a vote financial institution and authorities a cash financial institution.Shah additionally ridiculed the left and Congress for his or her ballot pact in West Bengal and mentioned the Communists and Congress must merge and type a brand new occasion which will be referred to as ‘Comrade Congress Party”.
Launching his attack on Gandhi who was in neighbouring Kozhikode district for campaigning earlier in the day, Shah
said: “This Wayanad is a also the constituency of Rahul baba. He was representing Amethi for 15 years. Nothing changed there. Now he has come here.”
“I have never seen a tourist politician like Rahul baba. Sometimes he will be in Amethi, sometimes in Wayanad. He
is here as a tourist and don’t count on any growth from his facet,” the union minister mentioned.
The UPA authorities was ruling for ten years. The individuals voted them to energy for growth. Instead they engaged in corruption and scams value Rs 12 lakh crore, Shah alleged, including “for the Congress and the Gandhi family,
people are just a vote bank and government is a money bank.”
Shah, who arrived right here from neighbouring Tamil Nadu, was addressing occasion staff at Meenangadi in Wayanad
campaigning for the BJP-NDA candidate C Ok Janu, a tribal chief who’s contesting from Sultan Bathery.
If BJP candidates are voted, Wayanad shall be made probably the most developed district in the nation, he mentioned.
Attacking the LDF and UDF, Shah mentioned growth has taken a again seat in Kerala for the reason that final twenty years. The
state was as soon as a favorite vacation spot of vacationers in the nation, moreover additionally being probably the most literate.
But the LDF-UDF fronts, which have been ruling the state alternatively for a number of years, have stalled the
state’s growth and was engaged in corruption, appeasement politics and political violence, the BJP chief alleged.
“The UDF-LDF indulge in appeasement politics while the BJP-NDA is for development politics,” he mentioned.
Attacking the Communists and the Congress, he mentioned “they are confused.”
He identified that in Kerala, they had been rivals and battle towards one another, whereas in West Bengal they’re allies
and embrace one another.
“I would like to ask the Congress and Communists if you are doing politics of ideology or politics of power. Congress and Communists begin with the letter ‘C’ and confusion also begins with the C.”
“They are confused about their policies, leadership and ideology and this will not help the state in any manner. They need to merge and form a new party which can be called ‘Comrade Congress Party,” Shah mentioned, lacing his speech with sarcasm.
The CPI(M) has hyperlinks with the SDPI (Social Democratic Party of India), the political arm of the Popular Front of
India (PFI), whereas the Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League are allies, the Union minister mentioned as he turned the warmth on the LDF over the gold, greenback smuggling instances and the UDF in the Solar rip-off.
The gold smuggling case pertains to the seizure of round 30 kg of gold value Rs 14.82 crore from a diplomatic
baggage on the Thiruvananthapuram airport in July final yr and the greenback rip-off pertains to alleged smuggling of USD 1,90,000 (equal to Rs 1.30 crore) by a former finance head of the UAE consulate.
The Solar scandal, which hit the earlier UDF authorities, relates to some dishonest individuals of crores of rupees by promising to instal photo voltaic panels and providing franchise and jobs.
Shah alleged that beneath the management of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, gold smuggling happened and if the Congress-UDF involves energy, they are going to appoint these concerned in the photo voltaic rip-off as chief minister.
He additionally repeated his questions with regard to the gold smuggling case to Vijayan and sought solutions from him earlier than
the April 6 meeting polls.
On the Sabarimala situation, the union minister mentioned when the state witnessed violent protests after the left authorities determined to implement the Supeme Court verdict, lathis had been used towards Ayyappa pilgrims, together with girls, moms, kids and the Congress remained silent.
The BJP-NDA desires the temple administration to be handed over to devotees,Shah mentioned.
He claimed the communists had been engaged in violent politics and have killed hundreds of RSS staff. “The BJP
cannot be threatened and will ensure that the Lotus blooms in the state,” Shah mentioned.
The Union Home Minister later held a street present at Kozhikode for occasion candidate M T Ramesh.
