BJP won't let Congress touch CAA, no question of changing Constitution: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the Modi government will never change the Constitution or scrap reservations for Dalits tribals and OBCs and asserted as long as the BJP is around it will not allow the Congress to touch the Citizenship Amendment Act CAAShah noted the BJPled government used its majority in Parliament to nullify Article 370 which provided special status to JampK end terrorism and ban the practice of instant triple talaq and accused the opposition of creating a false narrative that the saffron party will change the Constitution if it wins more than 400 Lok Sabha seatsAddressing an election rally in Akola in eastern Maharashtra in support of BJP candidate Anup Dhotre the BJP stalwart accused the Congress and its allies of putting hurdles in the construction of the Ram temple in AyodhyaIt was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who ensured that a grand and magnificent temple dedicated to Lord Ram was built in Ayodhya he saidReferring to the traditional Kavad Yatra taken out annually in Akola by Lord Shiva devotees Shah said likewise Modi has embarked on a journey for the countrys developmentThe BJPs star campaigner sought votes for a third term in office for Modi and said during his next tenure India will become the third largest world economy a status which will benefit all sections of societyShah attacked Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge over his statement questioning relevance of BJP leaders talking about the Article 370 revocation in states like Maharashtra and RajasthanThe Modi government by removing Article 370 has integrated Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country emphasised the home ministerFor 70 years the Congress pampered Article 370 like an illegitimate child and it was Modi who repealed the decadesold constitutional measure in August 2019 he opinedFurther attacking the grand old party and NCP founder Sharad Pawar who was a minister in the UPA government 200414 Shah stressed they failed to effectively tackle terrorism emanating from Pakistan due to votebank politicsHowever when Pulwama and Uri terror attacks took place the BJP government launched surgical and airstrikes to counter terrorism and send out a strong message noted the home ministerShah maintained the Congress wants to bring back Article 370 and restore the practice of instant triple talaq if they come back to power but we will not allow this to happenHe lashed out at Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram over his comments on revoking the Citizenship Amendment Act CAA if the opposition INDIA bloc assumes powerChidambaram and the Congress party say they will scrap the CAA However as long as the BJP is around it will not let the Congress even touch the CAA Shah assertedThe CAA enacted by the BJPled government in 2019 seeks to grant citizenship to persecuted nonMuslim immigrants including Hindus Sikhs Jains Buddhists Parsis and Christians from Bangladesh Pakistan and Afghanistan who entered India before December 31 2014Shah said the Modi government on returning to office after the Lok Sabha polls will bring citizens above 70 years under the ambit of the free health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh and supply cooking gas cylinders directly to consumersThe BJP leader alleged the Congress is spreading lies that the Modi government will scrap reservations for Dalits tribals and OBCs in jobs and education if it comes back to power with 400plus Lok Sabha seatsThe Modi government is in power for the last ten years but it has used its parliamentary majority to repeal Article 370 counter terrorism ban instant triple talaq and bring CAA he maintainedThe Modi government will never change the Constitution or scrap reservations for SCsSTsOBCs the BJP leader told the gathering in Akola where voting will take place on April 26 in the second phaseShah lauded the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra saying they have done mega development works in the last few yearsHe said the BJP which is part of the ruling coalition in the state is determined to increase irrigation facilities in VidarbhaShah highlighted the Rs 89000crore Painganga interlinking project which will bring about 4 lakh hectares of land in Nagpur Wardha Amravati Yavatmal Akola and Buldhana districts all located in Vidarbha under irrigationThe BJP veteran asked former Union minister Sharad Pawar what the Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan government gave to Maharashtra during its 10year ruleThe NDA government at the Centre gave Rs 714 lakh crore to Maharashtra in the last 10 years while the Congressheaded dispensation provided only Rs 191 lakh crore to the state during its rule from 2004 to 2014 he addedShah targeted the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA which comprises the Congress the Shiv Sena UBT and the NCP SP saying they cannot do any good for Maharashtra and asked electors to vote for the BJP and bring it back to power at the CentreThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability 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