BJP-NDA Wins 270 Seats, Eyes 400 in Future Phases: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday urged voters in Delhi to press the EVM button for the BJP's lotus symbol with such aggression that Arvind Kejriwal remembers that he has to go back to Tihar jail. Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal, who was arrested in a case related to the alleged excise scam, has been granted interim bail till June 1 by the Supreme Court to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. Seeking votes for his party's candidate in the South Delhi constituency Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Shah cited the alleged assault of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal at the Delhi chief minister's residence and sought to know whether Kejriwal could ensure the safety of women in Delhi.He said that every vote cast in favour of Bidhuri would make Narendra Modi prime minister for the third term and ensure a united and strong India. Shah asserted that according to the information he has, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has already won around 270 seats and it will cross the 400 mark in the next phases of the election. He attacked both the Congress and the AAP over the issues of corruption, Pak-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Ram temple."Is PoK ours or not?" he asked the gathering and accused the Congress and its Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) partners of scaring the country on the issue. "Listen Rahul Baba (Rahul Gandhi), PoK will be taken back by us," he asserted. Claiming that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has said what people of other states have to do with Kashmir, Shah said, "Kharge Maharaj has crossed 80 years of age but could not understand Bharat. Everyone in the country can sacrifice their lives for Kashmir."The home minister said PM Modi abrogated Article 370, paving the way for the unfurling of the tricolour at the Red Chowk in Srinagar while Rahul Gandhi used to say that it would lead to a bloodbath. "Now, the slogans of freedom, stone-pelting and strikes happen in PoK and not in Kashmir. This change has happened due to Modi. Kejriwal and Rahul have no support in India, their supporters are in Pakistan," Shah claimed, adding that Rahul Gandhi has talked about bringing back Article 370, scrapping the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and lifting the ban on instant triple talaq.Training guns at Kejriwal, Shah said he has not seen any leader who has taken more U-turns than the AAP national convener. "Kejriwal believes in the odd-even formula -- on odd days he gives speeches against corruption and on even days he forms Ghamandiya (arrogant) alliance with the corrupt. On odd days he becomes the owner of Delhi and on even days, the owner of the country. On odd days he seeks the resignation of others and on even days he goes to jail without resigning," Shah said.Kejriwal had pledged to send Congress leaders to jail for corruption but now he has taken a U-turn and is sitting on the lap of the party for contesting Lok Sabha polls, he said. Referring to the reconstructed official residence of the Delhi CM, Shah alleged that Kejriwal constructed a Sheesh Mahal for himself for Rs 125 crore. "I want to challenge Kejriwal to show his Sheesh Mahal to people. Even billionaires won't have such a bungalow."Alleging that there have been numerous scams under the Kejriwal government, the senior BJP leader said, "There has been a probe into the liquor scam only so far. Investigation into seven other scams remains to be conducted." Describing Kejriwal as shameless, Shah said, "He is the only leader who has remained chief minister even after going to jail. After the BJP wins the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, the Fevicol with which Kejriwal is sticking to the chair of the chief minister will come unstuck."Shah assured people that all unauthorised colonies in Delhi will be authorised by 2026 after Narendra Modi comes back to power. Citing various infrastructure projects and welfare schemes of Modi government, he asked people to seek an account of works done by Kejriwal. "But do not forget to do it before June 1 because then you will have to go to Tihar jail to ask for it." He alleged that Kejriwal government denotes 3G Sarkar -- ghotala (scam), ghoos (graft) and ghapla (embezzlement)."In five years, verdict in favour of Ram temple came and Lord Ram's idol was consecrated at grand temple under Modi government," Shah said. "Kejriwal used to say there should be a hospital where earlier Babri Masjid existed. Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Kejriwal did not attend Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya despite invitation because of fear of their vote bank," he charged.Shah alleged Rohingya infiltrators are vote bank of INDIA bloc. He asked people just think about who will be prime minister face of INDIA bloc if it wins polls, saying leaders of alliance claimed it could be turn-wise. He said post of prime minister is not parchun ki dukan (grocery store) and only Modi was capable ensuring greatness of India.Responding to Shah's attack, AAP said, "It is ironic most corrupt party in Indian history BJP is calling others corrupt." "If any leaders Aam Aadmi Party were corrupt they would've joined BJP & come out clean from its washing machine. All investigations against AAP leaders would've been dropped like it happened case Ajit Pawar, Prafful Patel, Chagan Bhujbal & countless others," AAP said.