BJP national president Amit Shah on Friday shielded Chhattisgarh Health Minister Amar Agrawal who is facing all-round criticism following death of 13 women after holding of sterilisation camp in Bilaspur district last month.The achievements (of Chhattisgarh Government) could not be overlooked for a single mistake, Shah said in a news conference here.
He recounted the achievements made by the State Government on a question regarding action demanded against Amar Agrawal.He said that Chief Minister is capable and is free to take any action on his own while praising the State Government in dealing with insurgency.
He said that no immediate results are seen of any action taken to tackle the Maoist problem but the State will overcome the problem. On the Anti-Conversion Bill, Shah said that all parties should have common opinion over the issues.He however advised political leaders to observe restraint while issuing statements.Shah said that the party will counsel Sakshi Maharaj for giving such statements.
Shah said that NDA government has proved true to its words within six months of its tenure. The petrol and diesel price has been reduced nine times, the wholesale inflation has been brought down, ‘Make in India’ is getting results as proved by India-Russia meeting.
He further said that the initiative taken by the NDA government for employment by establishing skill development department and a separate Ministry for it, the economic growth rate which was 4.7 percent during rule of UPA has been increased to 5.7 percent in the first quarter in the NDA rule and the modified foreign policy and diplomacy is also being widely accepted across the world.
“All these achievements are in line with the promises made by the BJP before getting the mandate and we will fulfill all the promises in coming days which would be good days,” added Shah.