Lucknow, Mar 24 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party began its campaign in a massive style to win Uttar Pradesh on Sunday with senior party leaders including national president Amit Shah holding Vijay Sankalp rallies across the state invoking nationalism that centered around Pulwama attack.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh addressed rally in Lucknow, from where he is seeking re-election, while Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath addressed rally in Saharanpur, the constituency that will go to polls on first phase on April 11. Another Union Minister Mukhtar Abaas Naqvi too addressed a meeting in Rampur.
“In this election opposition is defaming the valour of Indian army, which is not acceptable to the people of this country. The people will teach a bitter lesson to the political parties who are raising questions about Pulwama attacks and subsequent Indian action,” Amit Shah said while addressing a rally in Agra.
Incidentally, all the top leaders of the BJP who picked up the gauntlet to ensure party’s victory in the election talked about Pulwama and Pakistan in their addresses. Rajnath Singh too accused some opposition parties of questioning armed forces in the wake of the IAF air strike inside Pakistan after Pulwama terror attack. “Some leaders are asking as how any people were killed in that attack. This is questioning as if whether air strike had actually happened,” he said
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath even equated one of the candidates in Saharanpur as damaad (son-in law) of Azahar Masood and asked people to defeat the candidates who talk the language of terrorists.
Uttar Pradesh, a home to 22 crore people, sends maximum 80 MPs to the Lok Sabha. In 2014 election party, with its ally Apna Dal, had won 73 seats of which BJP of its own had won 71 constituencies. This year the party has set a target to win 74 seats.
“For the sake of vote back the opposition is questioning Indian army. India needs a Prime Minister who can give a befitting reply to Pakistan and terrorism. When Pulwama happened people thought nothing will but they did not realize Modi is Prime Minister of the country. This time Air Force was used to destroy terrorist centres,” BJP national president Shah said.
He said till date there were only two countries in the world who had taken revenge of death of their soldiers in terrorist attacks. These were United States and Israel and India’s name has been added to this list.
Shah also attacked Congress, SP and BSP governments saying these were corrupt governments who squandered money for personal gain.
In the rally which was held at the Agra College ground was attended by MP from Agra Ramshankar Katheria, whose has been denied ticket and in his place SPS Baghel is party candidate.
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