Give full majority to PM Modi in 2024, rioters will be hung upside down: Shah in Bihar

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday urged the Bihar voters to elect the BJP government under the leadership of Narendra Modi to hang down the rioters.

His statement comes when a few places in Bihar witnessed communal violence. "The rioters have had a free run in Sasaram and Bihar Sharif. Give full majority to PM Modi in 2024 elections and elect a BJP government in 2025 state elections. Rioters will be hung upside down," ANI quoted Shah as saying at a public rally in Nawada.

Clashes were reported on March 31 in Nalanda's Biharsharif and Sasaram in Rohtas district where Union Home Minister Amit Shah was scheduled to visit. However, his visit to Sasaram in Bihar's Rohtas district was cancelled in view of the imposition of Section 144 following the communal violence.

The Union Home Minister also spoke to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to take stock of the situation in Bihar on Sunday. "The home minister spoke to the Bihar governor and took stock of the situation. The home minister expressed his concern over the violence in the state," PTI reported quoting sources.

The Governor is believed to have apprised Shah about the prevailing situation in the state.

"I was supposed to go to Sasaram but due to unfortunate situations people are being killed there, bullets are fired and tear-gas shelling is happening. I will come to Sasaram surely during my next visit," Shah said.

"I pray to god that peace is restored at the earliest in the state. There's no point in speaking with the state government here, when I called the Governor then Lalan Singh (JDU president) got offended," he added.

He then claimed that people of Bihar have decided to bloom lotus in all 40 seats in Lok Sabha and the "Mahagathbandhan" government in the Bihar Assembly elections will be uprooted.

Shah further stated that the doors of the BJP have been closed for Nitish Kumar's JDU."If someone has any doubt that BJP will take JDU back into NDA after election results, then I want to make it clear that BJP's doors are shut for them (JDU) forever," Shah said.