‘Rahul Insulted Chhathi Maiya, Her Devotees, Will Face Consequences’
PATNA/NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday asserted in Darbhanga that there is no vacancy for the post of prime minister of India or chief minister of Bihar as the present incumbents will continue on the two posts while exuding confidence that NDA is headed for victory with a two-thirds majority in Bihar.Speaking at a News18 event in Patna later, Shah also hit out at Rahul Gandhi, saying the Congress functionary will “pay the price” for his recent remarks on PM Narendra Modi, adding that Gandhi insulted Chhathi Maiya and her devotees. “Rahul has not insulted PM Modi, but he has insulted Chhathi Maiya and her devotees. He will suffer adverse consequences of this in Bihar elections,” he said.Shah also launched a broadside against dynastic politics at the poll rally in Darbhanga. “Sonia Gandhi wants to make her son Rahul the PM and Lalu Prasad wants to make his son (Tejashwi Yadav) the CM of Bihar. However, I want to tell them that there is no vacancy for either post. Narendra Modi is the PM, and Nitish Kumar is Bihar’s CM, and they will remain on those posts,” the home minister said.Claiming that BJP is committed to youth empowerment, Shah said the party will give tickets to one lakh young people for local and higher offices and highlighted the case of 25-year-old folk singer Maithili Thakur, whom he said BJP has fielded from Alinagar despite her lack of political background. Shah praised Modi govt’s actions against Popular Front of India. “Popular Front of India (PFI) was formed here, but the then Congress govt had not banned it. PM Modi banned PFI in a single night, conducted raids at more than 100 locations, and put their entire network behind bars. I promise that as long as there is even one BJP MP, we will not let a single PFI member out of jail,” he asserted. Recalling 2020 poll outcome in Darbhanga, when NDA won nine out of ten seats there, Shah urged voters to deliver all ten seats to NDA this time.Calling Mahagathbandhan ‘thug bandhan’, Shah alleged that Lalu Prasad is involved in fodder, bitumen and land-for-jobs scams, while Congress is involved in corruption cases worth Rs 12 lakh crore.Addressing a rally in Begusarai, Shah attacked leader of opposition in LS Rahul Gandhi saying the latter came to Bihar a few months ago and launched ‘save infiltrators yatra’, in reference to Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’.At another rally in Samastipur, Shah said, “NDA in the state is like ‘paanch paandav’ – a strong alliance of five parties. INDIA bloc will be routed, and we will form govt after registering a historic victory this time.” Shah also dismissed speculation over Nitish Kumar’s health. “Nitish has pulled Bihar out of ‘jungle raj’ in past 11 years,” Shah said.
