Amit Shah said the enthusiasm of the people shows that BJP will win. (File)
Rajnandgaon:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that the Congress will continue to practice ‘appeasement politics’ for a vote bank if it returns to power after next month’s elections in Chhattisgarh.
Addressing a rally in Rajnandgaon town, Shah said the Congress government has built a ‘chain of corruption’ up to Delhi, like a food chain (of restaurants). “If the BJP comes to power in Chhattisgarh, we will recover every penny from the corrupt and they will be hanged upside down,” he added.
He also said that undivided Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh had remained a ‘BIMARU’ (laggard) state during Congress rule but it became a developed state 15 years after Raman Singh came to power (in 2003).
Shah in April attacked Bhupesh Baghel’s government over domestic violence in Biranpur village of Bemetara district and asked people if they wanted Chhattisgarh to become a center of communal riots again.
The meeting took place ahead of the filing of nomination forms of former chief minister Raman Singh and three other BJP candidates in Rajnandgaon.
The opposition BJP has approached Ishwar Sahu, father of Bhuneshwar Sahu who was killed in the Biranpur riot, from Saja assembly segment in Bemetara district.
The elections for 90 seats in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17.
Pointing to Ishwar Sahu who was present on the stage, Shah said that Bhuneshwar Sahu was lynched for vote bank and reconciliation. “We will bring Bhuneshwar Sahu’s killer to justice. We have given a ticket to his father.”
“Do you want Chhattisgarh to become the center of communal riots again? Should Bhuneshwar Sahu get justice or not? If Congress comes back to power, it will continue the politics of appeasement and vote bank,” he said.
Shah said several ‘scams’ took place during the Congress government in Chhattisgarh and accused CM Baghel of turning the state into the ‘cash machine’ of Delhi Darbar.
Greeting the huge crowd at the rally, Shah said the enthusiasm of the people shows that the lotus (BJP’s poll symbol) will bloom in Chhattisgarh on December 3, the counting day.
“The upcoming elections are not to elect a government or MLAs but to create a golden future under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he added.
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