Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday lamented the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC authorities over the problems of corruption and infiltration. He asserted that solely the Bhartiya Janta Social gathering (BP) can finish the misrule of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) within the state.
Addressing an election rally at Karandighi in Raiganj constituency, Shah mentioned the occasion has set a goal of profitable 35 Lok Sabha seats from West Bengal. “The Calcutta Excessive Courtroom yesterday gave a judgment canceling hundreds of appointments (made by way of the 2016 trainer recruitment check). It’s a matter of disgrace that jobs had been offered for lakhs of rupees. This cut-money tradition and corruption should finish in West Bengal. The TMC can by no means cease it, solely the BJP can cease it,” mentioned the Dwelling Minister.
Amit Shah on CAA
Taking a dig at Congress over remarks by its leaders that the CAA could be repealed if they’re voted to energy, Shah mentioned, “Neither Congress nor Mamata Banerjee can dare to the touch the CAA.”
He went on and mentioned, “They’re opposing the regulation since it would assist Hindu refugees get citizenship.” He alleged that each the Congress and Mamata Banerjee are in opposition to the CAA as they need to assist the infiltrators. Not too long ago, senior Congress chief P. Chidambaram mentioned that if Congress involves energy, it would repeal, amend, and assessment numerous legal guidelines, together with the Citizenship Modification Act 2019. He mentioned, “…We are going to repeal, amend and assessment the next units of laws- CAA it’s high of the checklist.”
The Central authorities, final month, applied the Citizenship (Modification) Act, 2019, notifying the principles 4 years after the regulation was handed by Parliament to fast-track citizenship for undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who got here to India earlier than December 31, 2014.
‘Mamata Banerjee defending the criminals of Sandeshkhali’
He additionally spoke in regards to the Sandeshkhali incident the place allegations of sexual abuse in opposition to TMC leaders have emerged. Shah referred to the incident as a matter of disgrace for Mamata Banerjee. He mentioned, “Mamata Banerjee, regardless of being a girl chief minister, tried to guard the culprits.”
“For years, atrocities continued proper below your (Mamata Banerjee) nostril. To get some votes by way of appeasement, you’re defending the criminals of Sandeshkhali,” he claimed.
(With PTI inputs)
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