Stop finding faults in Modi government, hunt for Rahul instead: Amit Shah takes a dig at Congress
Bengaluru: The BJP on Friday mounted a blistering attack on the Congress and other opposition parties accusing them of spreading misgivings and confusion about the land bill while claiming its government has ended the policy paralysis and the "reign of scams" of the past.
The party began a two-day meeting of the National Executive in which it accused the opposition of being "desperate, hopeless and directionless" and took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi asking the Congress to "find" its leader and stop finding "non-existent" faults of the government.
The tone was set for the deliberations with the party President Amit Shah, in his Presidential address, seeking to rally the rank and file saying the government and the BJP were pro-farmer and committed to their welfare.
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"The Opposition has deliberately spread many misgivings about the bill which is in the interest of farmers. We will take the message to farmers. BJP is a friend of farmers. It is the farmers who have given us mandate.
"The Opposition is desperate, hopeless and directionless. They should stop finding those faults and shortcomings, which do not exist. If they have to find something, then they should try to find their leader.
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"Instead of raising non-issues and fictional issues, they should find out where their leader is," Shah said, taking a dig at the Congress over the absence of its Vice-President who is on a sabbatical for introspection.
He sought to rally the rank and file around the controversial bill, saying it was pro-farmer and BJP was committed to the welfare of peasants.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, party patriarch L K Advani were on the dais as Shah addressed the delegates, which included 111 National Executive members besides a number of special invitees, including chief ministers of the BJP-ruled states and its state presidents.
The BJP President accused the Congress of "looting" farmers for the last 60 years by using the antiquated British law before it was replaced with The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
He said the Modi government is here to stay for 10-20 years claiming that the new dispensation has ended the "reign of scams" and policy paralysis while changing the political culture in the country.
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"Modi 'sarkar' (government) has arrived and will be in power for next 10-20 years. It will change the face of India," he said while addressing the party's National Executive.
Shah lauded the 10 months of Narendra Modi government, saying it has brought a perceptive change in the system of governance by bringing in transparency and has ended the policy paralysis.
He said the Ministers were now empowered unlike in the past when even the Prime Minister was not.
He said the BJP government had ended the "reign of scams seen during the 10-year UPA rule. There is not a whiff of scam now," he said.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought in a new political culture and changed the atmosphere. The policy paralysis is over," he said.
Citing the record revenue earned by the public exchequer in coal and spectrum auctions, he said the Modi dispensation's good governance was reflected in the complete transparency witnessed in the auctions, which he described as a big attack on corruption.
He also termed as a "great success" of Indian diplomacy the United Nation's declaration of June 21 as International Yoga Day, saying it was because of the pro-active steps taken by Prime Minister.
