NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday sharpened his attack against the Samajwadi Party and said that it would remain out of power in Uttar Pradesh for the next 30 years.Addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s state working committee meeting in Lucknow, Shah said that while the SP ordered firing on Ram devotees, the BJP built the Ram temple in Ayodhya.“I want to ask them, on what grounds do they talk about forming a government? They ordered firing on Ram devotees, while we have built the Ram temple,” he said, referring to the events of October 30, 1990, when police opened fire on kar sevaks in Ayodhya.“Akhilesh Babu, mark my words, your party will not form the government in Uttar Pradesh for the next 30 years. The people will not forgive even your third generation,” he added.The home minister also said that the BJP in Uttar Pradesh could not be dislodged as the government had firmly established itself in the state.“The BJP government in Uttar Pradesh is like Angad’s foot. Nobody can move it. The BJP is going to form the government again. There should be no doubt about it,” he said.Moreover, Shah also declared that if the BJP forms the government in Uttar Pradesh for a third time, the UCC will be implemented in the state.“This time, when the government comes to power, UCC will be implemented in Uttar Pradesh. UCC has already been implemented in many states,” he said.Shah also attacked opposition parties over their allegations of vote theft and compared their complaints to a team blaming the umpire after losing a match.
Share your thoughts in the comments
Be respectful · TOI community guidelines
“After losing the match, they are blaming the umpire and alleging vote theft. The BJP is ready for a discussion in Parliament. Let them come today and convene a special session. We are ready to answer every question. Let there be a discussion in Parliament,” he said.This comes as the BJP’s state working committee meeting was held at the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University auditorium. The meeting was chaired by BJP state president and Union minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary.Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, BJP state in-charge Vinod Tawde and national general secretary Smriti Irani were among those present.
