Claiming himself to be innocent in the Sohrabuddin encounter case, the newly appointed BJP general secretary Amit Shah alleged that the Congress-led UPA Government was falsely implicating the Opposition leaders through CBI. He reminded and insisted that it was none other than Supreme Court Justice Aftab Alam who approved his bail in the case.
Addressing a Press conference at the State party headquarters during his maiden visit, the BJP incharge of the Uttar Pradesh set aside the queries regarding the displeasure of party stalwart lK Advani, his resignations and his relenting subsequently. “That chapter is closed now and party is moving ahead with its programmes and schedules,” he said.
In response to a query, he said that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the head of the party’s election campaign committee will play a nationwide role in coming days and will not remain confined to any particular State. When asked whether Modi will contest lok Sabha election from UP, Shah termed it premature and said that the issue has not come up for any discussion yet.
The BJP general secretary alleged that the UPA Government had indulged in scams worth `12 lakh crore which was six times to the Budget of the largest State of the country, UP. He also held the SP and the BSP equally responsible for the woes of the people as these had been supporting the UPA and whenever Central Government faced any trouble they emerged as its saviour.
Shah open-heartedly accepted the queries from the scribes and responded to a volley of questions. When asked that despite facing CBI investigation in the Sohrabuddin encounter case he has arrived in UP as party’s in-charge, the former Gujarat Home Minister said that barring this there was not even a case of trivial nature against him. “I will come out innocent as prima facie there is nothing against me and I have been granted bail by Justice Aftab Alam,” he said, adding that if due to the CBI investigation leaders stop their functioning then many of the Opposition leaders will have to keep themselves locked in their residences.
Earlier, Shah held meeting with the party legislators, other leaders and BJP workers. He was accompanied by State party president lakshmikant Bajpai and co-incharge of the State Rameshwar Chaurasia.
He also met senior party leader Kalraj Mishra and discussed the party affairs. The deputy leader of the BJP legislature Party Satish Mahana and chief whip Radha Mohan Das Agrawal introduced the party MlAs to him.