Claiming that the BJP will get absolute majority in Uttar Pradesh Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that both the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the alliance of Samajwadi Party and Congress were fighting a lost battle.
“BSP president Mayawati has started appealing to electorate on communal lines after she sensed her defeat in the elections while SP and Congress forged an alliance as both parties have lost their mass base. In the mathematical terms both SP and Congress are in minus. Minus plus minus is always minus,” Singh said while addressing a press conference here on Friday.
He questioned as what happened to Congress’ slogan of ‘ 27 saal, UP behal’. “Did the party cut off the regime of SP from its 27 years of misrule in UP or it suffered a memory loss,” he said further questioned. It was just an opportunistic alliance before the Assembly polls, he said adding that the SP-Congress alliance is an opportunistic alliance which is not going to benefit anyone.
He even asked the relevance of Akhilesh’s `Kaam bolta hai’ slogan. How can he claim that he has done something for the society because law and order situation in the state is very bad. “A trader who was determined to punish criminals who killed his son was shot dead in full view of the public. The day BJP government will come to power it will order a CBI probe into it,” he said.
“Such incidents are on the rise in UP. Only a BJP government can control spurt in crime rate. We will ensure that people live in dignity and there is security of life,” he said.
lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation move the BJP leader not to talk about corruption and flow of black money this move has broken the backbone of the terrorists and Naxalites in the country.
“The BJP has a vision of development. People have compared our programmes with other government. They are eager to vote BJP back to power.,” he said and added: “The party will get absolute majority in UP.”.
When questioned about resentment in Jat community in western UP he said Jats are with BJP. Rumours are being spread by the opposition to confuse the Jats, he said.
To another query he said all efforts were being made to bring underworld don Dawood Ibrahim from Pakistan. “The government was committed to bringing back Dawood and hold a trial for his crimes. We have already sent all the documents to Pakistan and sought his extradition to India,” he said.
India was trying to build pressure on Pakistan through International community We have received positive response, he said.
Asked about terrorists’ hand in different railway accidents in UP, Union Home Minister said that the matter has already been handed over to the NIA.
When asked about Tamil Nadu crisis he said Governor has the power and prerogative to take decision on any matter. “I can say that the Governor is a Constitutional head of the state and he is free to take any decision,” Singh said.