Buoyed at his party’s recent victories in by-elections and Municipal polls, BJP president Amit Shah said that his party has won hearts despite a canard being spread by Opposition parties over demonetization of high value notes.
“Opposition parties are shell shocked over the government decision to cull high value notes as their money ‘looted’ through scams has turned into trash in one go. Before November 7, these leaders used to ask what action had been taken against black money by Modi ji. Now they are asking why Modiji has taken this action,” Shah said while addressing a Parviratan rally in Maharajganj on Tuesday.
The BJP topgun said that leaders who had stashed black money gave a call of Bharat Bandh and Aakrosh Diwas but people gave a befitting reply to them in local elections. The Opposition has made demonetization an election issue in the bye-polls and civic polls in Maharshtra and Gujarat. But everywhere the BJP posted unprecedented victories,” Shah said.
“People’s mandate in these elections is referendum towards demonetization. Black money would go to state treasury and black marketers to jail,” the BJP president said.
In his 45-minute spech, Shah delved in detail about corruption during UPA regime and how Mayawati and Akhilesh government had looted the state exchequer in a systematic manner.
“In its 10 years regime, the UPA government had earned over Rs 12 lakh crore through different scams. leaders like Mamata Banerji, Mayawati, Kejriwal and Akhilesh Yadav are angry with Modi ji because in one stroke, he has reduced their ill-gotten money to trash,” he said.
“The Modi government has even introduced a bill in lok Sabha ad per which taxes earned from unaccounted money would be utilized for poor people’s welfare. This is the only government of the country which is working continuously towards public welfare. Other parties while in power, looted the state exchequer while the BJP is replenishing it through different sources,” Shah asserted.
Hitting out at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for his ‘khoon ki dalali’ remark on surgical strikes across the loC, the BJP chief said that the Modi government acted within ten days of the Uri attack unlike the previous Congress-led government. “But Congress shehzada (prince) says that Modiji indulges in ‘khoon ki dalali,” he pointed out.
“Rahul baba how will you know the value of Army jawans’ valour...how will you know the value of their sacrifice...it is invaluable,” Shah said, claiming that no one could dare touch the Indian boundaries under the BJP regime.
The BJP chief also appealed to women present in the rally to help the BJP bring about a change in the state.
“We are fighting to restore pride of women. The BJP believes even Muslim women should get their rights as sanctioned by the Indian statute. The triple talaq system should end. We advocate women should get equal rights as that enjoyed by men,” he said.
“The Modi government has introduced many welfare schemes for the people but the SP government in UP has not implemented them. If you want benefits of Central government schemes to reach you, elect the BJP in the state so that the Centre and state chould work as a well-oiled machine and tranform the state into a developed one,” Shah said.
