Amit Shah Takes Aim at Congress, Calling the Country “Looted” for Many Years

Amit Shah criticized the INDIA alliance, stating that the wait for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya was finally over. He also questioned the Congress’s claims regarding the Pran Prathishtha and suggested that if the Congress were to come into power, they would place a Babri lock on the structure. Shah accused the Congress of engaging in dynastic politics, highlighting the aspirations of leaders such as Lalu Yadav, Mamata Banerjee, and Sonia Gandhi for their family members to assume key positions.

He emphasized that the people should have the final say and that no seats should be reserved solely for a specific family. On the topic of Article 370, Shah pointed out that the Congress had not taken action against it, while Prime Minister Modi had abrogated it, effectively combating terrorism and reclaiming Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Shah labeled the Congress as corrupt and vowed that the Modi government would hold all corrupt individuals accountable.

He commended the progress under the “double engine government” in Uttar Pradesh, citing the development of infrastructure such as expressways, a metro network, medical colleges, a film city, and a toy park, as well as the elimination of criminal elements by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Finally, attention was drawn to Amethi and Raebareli, constituencies historically associated with the Gandhi family. The entry of Rahul Gandhi in Raebareli and the appointment of a family associate to contest against Smriti Irani in Amethi underscored the significance of these constituencies to the Congress.

The party’s declining electoral performance in Uttar Pradesh, from winning two seats in 2014 to just one in 2019, was also mentioned. *(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed. )*