As he is fighting a crucial battle in poll bound Karnataka BJP chief Amit Shah raked up the controversial Tipu Jayanti celebrated by ruling Congress Government led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah .
Addressing the OBC meet in Bengaluru on Thursday he said, “The Chief Minister is never interested in observing in any Jayanti in honour of Basavanna or literary giants of Karnataka, but he was very much concerned to observe Tipu Sultan Jayanti”.
“I fail to understand the mindset behind such motives”, he said . In one of the meetings BJP chief had blamed Congress party of trying to defame Hindus by linking the community to the ‘saffron terror’.
Shah also targeted the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for wearing a costly wrist watch saying he ought to answer on who actually had given him the precious gift.
He also blamed Congress and Rahul Gandhi for stalling a bill which was introduced by Narendra Modi Government to grant constitutional status to the National Commission for OBCs.
BJP Chief took a dig at Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram and said he can’t appreciate the hard work of Pakoda seller.
“Chidambaram had made fun of me earlier also. He was born in a rich family, so he will not understand even small time pakoda sellers are also industrious people”, Shah said in a reference to an earlier controversy that the BJP Government had funded small time pakoda sellers through Mudra loans.
He said under the Mudra scheme the BJP Government had granted financial assistance to nine crore youth and also ensured that poor women get subsidised lPG connection. The BJP Chief said the Congress has hardly done anything for the Dalits, OBCs and tribals.
Amit Shah’s jibe at Chidambaram is to woo Tamil Speaking population at Shivaji Nagar constituency in the city. BJP has fielded former Minister and senior party leader Katta Subramanya Naidu for Shivajinagar, which is now being represented by Karnataka Minister Roshan Baig.
Addressing party’s booth level workers meeting Amit Shah said Karnataka assembly polls are not “an ordinary” election and asked them to sacrifice their comfort and sleep till State unit chief BS Yeddyurappa is sworn in as chief minister .
Shah said, “We have won elections in 14 states since 2014. Now the elections are due in the 15th state of Karnataka. Any guess what will happenIJ,” he asked and the workers responded, shouting “BJP (will win).” “It’s not an ordinary election. It is our grand entry in South India,” Shah said
Highlighting the importance of booth level workers and Shakti Kendra chiefs, Shah said they are those who actually lead the party to victory.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar who is poll in charge of the state has blasted Congress on Supreme Court verdict on Justice BH loya’s mysterious death case, dismissing them as “meaningless”.
He said in Bengaluru “The Congress can raise any number of questions. They are all meaningless. The fact of the matter is the Supreme Court has rejected the PIl seeking an independent probe into loya’s death. The court has reaffirmed that Justice loya died of natural death.
Referring to the apex court verdict, Congress spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala had raised 10 questions relating to the case as he criticised the judgment and noted that the issue of criminality can be decided only through a probe.
“The Supreme Court found the PIl politically motivated and hence, it dismissed it, and who was behind these petitionsIJ Congress. It wanted to frame Amit Shah,” he said.
Demanding an apology from Gandhi and Congress for trying to frame Shah and BJP, Javadekar said Congress is resorting to dirty politics in desperation as it was losing elections in every State.