BJP will form government with full majority in Karnataka: Amit Shah

Expressing confidence that BJP will come to power in Karnataka with a full majority Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that state and central governments have together worked for the development of the state and there were several infrastructure projects in the pipeline which will be completed in the next five yearsIn an exclusive interview with ANI Amit Shah also hit out at the Congress and said whenever it has used poisonous language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi it has faced defeatHe said the people of Karnataka will reply to the abuses hurled at PM ModiShah said PM Modi has enormous popularity which is translating into votes and the party has even more support compared to the last electionI have travelled to all parts of Karnataka The enthusiasm inclination and support for BJP in all areas There is enthusiasm to form a BJP government PM Modis popularity is tremendous which is getting converted into votes It is clear that BJP is forming the government with full majority Shah saidAsked about the falling level of discourse in the campaign during elections Shah said this should not happenWhenever Congress has used poisonous language against PM Modi they have had to face defeat In Karnataka also people will give them a befitting reply Shah saidHe said Congress had given four per cent reservation to the minority community as part of its appeasement politicsShah slammed Congress over its promise to restore quota for Muslims in Karnataka and talking of an increase in quota to six per cent in and said that the party should make it clear if it will slash the quota of SCs STs Lingayats or VokkaligasAlso read Thane Parts of Diva and Mumbra to face 12hour water cut on May 10Shah said Siddaramaiah should clarify that if Congress increases the reservation for Muslims from 4 per cent to 6 per cent then whose reservation it will cutdownHe said the Congress leader should make the partys stand clear before the campaign for Karnataka polls ends on MondayReservation within reservation done with a lot of thoughtBefore the end of campaigning for Karnataka elections Siddaramaiah must clarify that if Congress increases the reservation for Muslims from 4 per cent to 6 per cent whose reservation would they decrease OBCs or SCs or STs or Lingayats or Vokkaligas Shah askedThe Karnataka government decided to scrap the four per cent quota for minorities in March this year and add it to the existing quota of two dominant communities of the pollbound stateThe BJPled government scrapped the four per cent OBC reservation for Muslims and distributed it VeerashaivaLingayats and Vokkaligas It also decided to move OBC Muslims to the 10 per cent Economically Weaker Section EWS categoryCongress in its election manifesto has promised to restore the 4 per cent Muslim reservation being given by the Congress government which was scrapped by the Basavaraj Bommai government ahead of the electionsHe said the doubleengine governments in the state and Centre have provided various benefits to the people over the last four years and development benefits have reached all parts of the state irrespective of the regionHe said over 50 lakh families in the state have benefitted from welfare measures for the poorCiting the example of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidihi he said Siddaramaiah when Shah was chief minister had sent only 17 names to the Centre as he feared that the popularity of PM Modi will riseHe said the Yediyurappa government sent names of 54 lakh beneficiaries and Rs 15000 crore has been provided to farmers under the schemeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever