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PM secured India by stopping Rohingya infiltration: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for stopping members of the Rohingya community from entering India and banning the Popular Front of India (PFI). He accused the Congress party of dynastic politics and corruption ahead of the upcoming elections in Madhya Pradesh. Shah warned that if the Congress were to win, it would result in a government with too many cooks and a lack of productivity. The Congress party criticized the BJP for resorting to religious and nationalist tactics in the elections.

Updated on: Nov 12, 2023 05:18 AM IST
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Bhopal: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with “securing India” by stopping members of the Rohingya community from entering the country and said the Opposition bloc of 28 parties was not equipped to stop the “intruders”.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a public meeting in Dhar district on Saturday. (PTI)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a public meeting in Dhar district on Saturday. (PTI)

Addressing rallies in Dhar district of poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP) leader also hailed Modi for imposing a ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI)

“Modi ji has stopped infiltrators from entering the country. Congress and INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) bloc leaders cannot do that. The PM secured India. He also banned PFI,” he said.

Raising the poll pitch for the upcoming elections, Shah accused the Congress of dynastic politics and corruption.

“Kamal Nath wants to make [his son] Nakul Nath the chief minister. Sonia Gandhi has in mind to make her son Rahul the Prime Minister. What good will they [Congress] do to the country if they work for their sons and daughters?” Shah said.

The elections to the 230-member Madhya Pradesh assembly are scheduled on November 17.

During his address, Shah also said that if the Congress were to win the elections, it would form a “teen tigaada, kaam bigaada’ (too many cooks playing spoiler) government. “Theirs would be a ‘teen tigada, kaam bigada’ government. The orders will come from the Gandhi family, instructions will be given by Kamal Nath and Digvijay Singh will be made the fall guy,” he said.

Hitting back, Congress spokesperson KK Mishra said: “BJP leaders know that they are losing the elections, so they are using their old tactics of using religion and nationalism in the elections. Voters are smart enough to understand their tactics.”

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar

I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.

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