Khairagarh (Chhattisgarh): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the BJP will never allow reservations to end and nor will it let Congress do so.
Speaking at a rally in Khairagarh in Chhattisgarh, Shah also asked people to give Narendra Modi a third term as prime minister so that the menace of Naxalism can be eliminated in the state in the next three years.
Modi had finished Maoist violence in his 10-year rule but the tail continues in Chhattisgarh, Shah said in Khairagarh, which is part of Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat, where BJP’s Santosh Pandey is up against former Congress chief minister Bhupesh Baghel.
“Today is the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar. The entire nation is remembering him for his work towards upliftment of Dalits, Adivasis, backwards and the poor. On this day, people work to the take the spirit of the Constitution drafted by him to the grassroots but even on such a day the Congress is busy spreading lies,” Shah said.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge is claiming the Constitution will be changed if Modi becomes prime minister again and the party’s functionaries allege BJP will end reservations after coming to power, Shah said.
“I want to make it clear that till BJP is in politics, we will not let anything happen to reservations. We will not allow Congress to end it either,” the Union Home minister asserted.
Prime Minister Modi has strengthened the country and safeguarded it from terrorism, Shah said, adding the NDA government in its 10-year rule had eliminated Naxalism.
“However, its tail is left in Chhattisgarh. Give Modi a third term as PM to ensure Naxalism can be eliminated in Chhattisgarh in three years,” he said.
Targeting former CM Baghel, Shah said the country was witness to several scams committed by the Congress but none of them had been named after a god, a reference to the multi-crore Mahadev betting app scam that is being probed by agencies.
“Baghel did not spare the name of Mahadev and committed a scam of Rs 508 crore. Keep the anger of Mahadev betting app in mind and press the lotus (BJP symbol) button with such force that the tremors are felt till Italy,” he said in a swipe at the Italian origin of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi.
Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat will witness voting on April 26.
