Congress didn't care about India's security when they ruled: Amit Shah


Sagar, Nov 16 (PTI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Friday said the Congress did not care about the nation's security when it "ruled India for 70 years", adding securing the borders was a major achievement of the Modi-led government.

Addressing a poll rally, Shah credited the Modi government with giving impetus to boosting the country's security.

"When the Congress was in power and Manmohan Singh was the prime minister, Pakistani terrorists used to infiltrate, explode bombs and go back," he said.

"There was anger across the country after the 2016 Uri attack in which 18 Indian soldiers were killed. But this was not the regime of Mauni Baba (Manmohan Singh). Modi ji ordered our jawans to conduct surgical strikes and take revenge," Shah said.

"The Congress did not care about the country's security for 70 years when it was in power, but bothered only about their vote banks. For us, security is more precious than our own lives," he said.

Shah said the difference between the BJP and the Congress is that if one wants to become the prime minister or the president of the Congress, "they have to take birth in the Nehru-Gandhi family while in the BJP, one can rise to the top based on abilities even after being born in a poor family".

"An example of this is Narendra Modi, who was born in a tea seller's family but is now the prime minister. Shivraj Singh (Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan), who took birth in a poor family of farmers, is working from the last 15 years to develop Madhya Pradesh," he said.

"One does not need to have a family to work and go ahead in the BJP. What is needed is the ability and resolve to serve people," he said.

Shah sought to know who was the "senapati" (army chief) of the opposition party in Madhya Pradesh poll arena. There is only a Raja (Digvijay Singh), a maharaja (Jyotiraditya Scindia), and an industrialist (Kamal Nath) and the Congress is fighting polls on their strength," he said.

"Congress had left Madhya Pradesh as one of the most backward states but I can proudly say today that Shivraj Singh has made it into a developed state," he said.

"The 'Maharaja' (Scindia) asks what has Modi done for Madhya Pradesh, but does not know how much has the state changed. This is because he does not step out of his palace in Gwalior," Shah said.

"He (Scindia) does not know what benefits the poor farmers received. I want to ask the Congress president, what did he give Madhya Pradesh for 10 years when the UPA was in power at the Centre," Shah said.

The 13th Finance Commission under the UPA regime gave the state 1,34,190 crore, but the 14th Finance Commission, under the Modi government allocated it Rs 3,44,126 crore, the BJP chief said.

  

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  • myna, Mysuru

    Sun, Nov 18 2018

    Excellent comment from a Brain dead man.

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  • Pakodawala, Mangaluru

    Sat, Nov 17 2018

    What does this man know about national security other than help his son to accumulate wealth, spread communal fire and divide society?

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  • Rita, Germany

    Sat, Nov 17 2018

    This talk itself shows how one is educated and their standards.where was this fellow when so much of congress "bad things" happened?why didnt he go against it?Now simply bla bla.What he has achieved in his time now?

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  • Rajesh, Mulky

    Sat, Nov 17 2018

    Amit Shah never gets tired, but the nation is.

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  • Alwyn, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 17 2018

    How have 800 Indian soldiers died since the Modi government came to power?

    Amith Shah time to go to high school and study India's history. You learned only RSS bistory.

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  • Gilbert, Udupi/Kuwait

    Fri, Nov 16 2018

    SHAH, CONGRESS CREATED SECURITY N SECURITY FORCES TO CARE ALL INDIANS AND DEFEND FROM ENEMY. YOU ARE CREATING PROBLEMS IN MANY BORDERING STATES AND ENEMIES. MILITARY AND SECURITY FORCES TO DEFEND ENEMY ATTACK AND NOT FOR ATTACKING NEIGHBOURS....

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  • Salam, Manglore

    Fri, Nov 16 2018

    You are dhaku and your boss is lier. What your boss said before election, maybe you forget. Indian soldiers one head you will bring Pakistanis four haead. 😉😉

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 16 2018

    BJPigs are farting from their mouth as usual.

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  • Deva, Pilar

    Fri, Nov 16 2018

    Yes, that's why Congress carved Bangladesh from Pokristan.. can Amit & Group do that????

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  • Sahil, Mangaluru

    Fri, Nov 16 2018

    Credit goes to earlier governement encouraged all the soldiers by providing several benefits. And advanced security as well.in fact our own maintenance work shop developed for all the helipad and air crafts . till date maintaining immensively due to the our own trained technician and advanced work shop short word Old is gold.

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  • Nithin Poojary, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 16 2018

    Many 56 inches were pissing in the pants when they used to hear Indira Gandhi’s name. Inside India and Across the border. If possible ask Richard Nixon’s grand Children’s......

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 16 2018

    Dear Amith Shah,

    Kindly give us the our soldiers died on the Kashmir border since 2014 to as of now.

    WILL YOU GIVE US THE FIGURE FIRST THEN YOU CAN BLABBER.

    STOP YOUR LIES AND START TO DISPLAY THE TRUTH.

    WE ARE ALL KNOWING YOU ARE AN ENCOUNTER MAN.

    HOW COME SCORES OF INDIAN SOLDIERS ARE DYING ON THE KASHMIR BORDER

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Fri, Nov 16 2018

    What a courageous man...speaking of India's safety and security...India needs safety from this man..🤔

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 16 2018

    BJP have to stick to their faking habits. It suits them and people know they are faking. But when they try to talk facts it doesn't suit them, in fact it exposes them. Does Amit Shah realize he is still alive and kicking because of congress rule in the past??????...Two prominent leaders of congress have sacrificed their lives for the nation, China and Pakistan dare not lift their eyes and look eye to eye to India, a brand new nation Bangladesh was born, nuclearisation and economic reforms most of all getting independence to India. All this credit goes to congress. BJP doesn't even deserve a place as opposition.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Nov 16 2018

    Even after 54 months, BJP is scared of Congress ...

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  • Jenifer, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 16 2018

    Enough Mr. Shah, whole India knows that its Modi who gate-crashed at Paki PM's residence, not MMS !

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