Modi most popular PM, no-confidence motion misleading: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most popular prime minister of India after independence. While speaking during the opposition's no-confidence motion, Shah said that no other PM had worked 17 hours without taking a single day's leave. He slammed the opposition leaders, saying they brought the no-confidence motion to mislead the people of the country.
Parliament, people have confidence in Modi government: Shah
He added that the opposition usually brings the no-confidence motion to check the government's majority and bring arguments against the policies and decisions. However, it was brought only for kranti (revolution) and to mislead people, he said. Shah said the House and the people of the country have full confidence in PM Modi.
Congress ruled for 35 years, made country suffer: Shah
Furthermore, launching a scathing attack on the Congress, he said that while it was in power for 35 years, it made the country suffer. However, he said the nine years of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) brought major changes. "For 30 years, the country had been suffering from dynastic politics, corruption, and casteism...PM Modi finished all these and gave politics of performance," he said.
'PM Modi freed India from corruption, dynastic politics'
He also praised PM Modi's tenure, saying he freed India from corruption and dynastic politics. He said the government had "no problem" with the no-confidence motion, adding that the move in fact brought out the real face of alliances. Shah also mentioned a similar motion won by the Congress during former PM Narasimha Rao's time and how the party sent many leaders to jail.
He slams Rahul Gandhi, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav
Shah said PM Modi took India's economy from 11th to 5th rank globally in nine years, and the country would soon be the world's third-largest economy. Taking a dig at Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Shah said that the duo stoop low by asking people not to take the COVID-19 vaccine because it was launched by PM Modi.
Situation in J&K changed since 2014: Shah
On Jammu and Kashmir, the home minister said the situation has changed since 2014 because of the government's policies. He claimed that the Centre gave reservations to Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes in the region. "When Congress was in power, Pakistan beheaded India's soldiers but no statement was made," he said, adding that border villages were connected by roads under PM Modi.
