BJP chief Amit Shah on Thursday accused the previous Congress Government in Assam of settling illegal immigrants in the State, as he applauded the Narendra Modi Government for securing the country’s frontiers and avenging Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan-backed terror groups.
Addressing election rallies in the state, Shah asserted, let alone infiltrators “not even a bird” will be allowed to enter Assam illegally if the BJP secures a second term at the Centre.
He said only Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP can ensure security of the country and not the Congress or its president Rahul Gandhi. “In his five years in office, Modi brought in a lot of development. But most of all he ensured the security of the country and its borders. Under his leadership, India avenged the blood of our soldiers killed in Uri and Pulwama attacks by Pakistan-based terror elements,” Shah told election rallies in Kaliabor and Teok.
The BJP president claimed the way the world viewed India underwent a drastic change under Modi. Shah insisted that India under Modi was only the third nation after the US and Israel to take swift revenge for the spilling of their soldiers’ blood by enemies. He criticised the Congress party for demanding proof of the damage caused by the Indian Air Force’s Balakot air strike inside Pakistan in the wake of the killing of 44 CRPF personnel in Pulwama.
“Should we avenge our fallen soldiers or not? The Congress party cannot protect the country’s borders. If we want to protect India’s borders, then only Narendra Modi and BJP can do that,” Shah said.