Amit Shah accuses Congress, Gehlot govt of being 'anti-backward class'

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Congress party and the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan of being antibackward class reported news agency PTIAddressing a public meeting in pollbound Rajasthans Khairthal in Alwar district the senior BJP leader said the Congress in Rajasthan has worked to appease its vote bank reported PTICongress party and Gehlot government are antibackward class For many years the Congress party opposed the report of the Mandal Commission and the Congress party did not give constitutional recognition to the Backward Classes Commission Amit Shah said reported PTIHe said it was the Narendra Modiled government at the Centre that gave constitutional recognition to the Backward Classes Commission reported PTIAmit Shah said the Modi government has given 27 per cent reservation to the backward classes in all education systems of the Centre reported PTIToday 27 per cent of the ministers in the Narendra Modi government are from backward classes and the Centre has worked to advance the backward classes reported PTIVoting for the Assembly elections in the state will be held on November 25 while the counting of votes will take place on December 3Earlier alleging that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar is number one in corruption in the country Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the BJP would conduct a probe into the BRS governments corrupt deals if it comes to power in the state and put those who indulged in corruption behind bars reported PTIAddressing a poll rally at Jangaon he also referred to alleged scams during the BRS regime including the Kaleshwaram project liquor scam and land deals at Miyapur in Hyderabad reported PTIKCR is number one in corruption in the country By conducting an inquiry into all their corrupt deals the BJP will put those who indulged in corruption behind bars he said reported PTIThe BJPs manifesto released two days ago said the party on assuming power would appoint a commission of enquiry to probe into various projects commissioned in the name of development including Kaleshwaram and Dharani that have seen huge cost escalations and corruption reported PTIShah reiterated the BJPs promise to make a backward caste leader the chief minister of the state if the party is voted to power in the November 30 elections and also arrange darshan free of cost at the Lord Ram temple at Ayodhya reported PTIAlleging that the Congress and BRS had opposed the Ram temple at Ayodhya for years Shah said PM Modi would perform pran pratishta at the temple on January 22 2024 and told the gathering to visit Ayodhya for darshan of Ram Lalla reported PTIWith inputs from PTI