More stringent sedition law if voted to power says Rajnath Singh
New Delhi, May 16: Hitting out at the Congress for promising to abolish sedition law in its poll manifesto, Union minister Rajnath Singh has said the BJP will make it more stringent.
"Congress talks about abolishing sedition law but on coming back to power, the BJP will make it so stringent that no one would dare to act against it," the Home Minister said addressing an election rally at BLJ ground here in favour of alliance partner Apna Dal's Anupriya Patel on Tuesday.
"Our forces finished off terrorists in air strikes after the Pulwama attack but the Congress people are asking for the number of those killed. Braves do not count bodies, vultures do," he said.
On country's economy, he said inflation had been the main electoral issue during polls but not in 2004 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, as it was the management of the two BJP prime ministers (A B Vajpayee and Narendra Modi) who did not allow prices to go out of hands.
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Attacking the Congress president, the home minister said Rahul Gandhi is talking about party's proposed 'NYAY' minimum income guarantee scheme, whereas from Jawahar Lal Nehru to Sonia Gandhi, they had been raising the slogan of 'garibi hatao' (eliminating poverty).
On
the
BSP-SP
alliance,
he
said,
the
two
parties
have
come
together
as
they
are
afraid
of
the
popularity
of
Prime
Minister
Modi
but
their
alliance
will
have
no
impact
on
the
polls.
The
BJP
leader
also
offered
prayers
at
the
famous
Vindhyavasini
Devi
temple
here
on
Wednesday.