Rahul should apologise for abuses hurled at PM his late mother during 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' Shah

    Guwahati, Aug 29 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Rahul Gandhi should apologise for the “abuses” hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during the Congress leader’s 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar.
    Shah claimed that Gandhi’s politics has touched the “lowest level” with his “Ghuspetiya Bachao Yatra (Save Infiltrators Yatra)” in Bihar.
    “Rahul Gandhi should apologise to the PM, his late mother and the people of the country if he has any shame left. The nation is watching him and his party in disgust,'' he said, after inaugurating the newly constructed Brahmaputra wing of the Raj Bhawan here.
    The Congress and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha have come under heavy attack by the BJP, after a purported video showed an unidentified person using a Hindi expletive against Modi from a dais raised during the yatra in Darbhanga town, from where Gandhi, party general secretary Priyanka Vadra and RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav had left for Muzaffarpur on motorcycles.
    ''The Ghuspetiya Bachao Yatra is to protect Congress’ vote bank, but in any democracy, election is its soul. How can a nation be safe if infiltrators are allowed to pollute the system by enrolling their names in the voters’ list?'' Shah asked.
    “The Congress’ politics is negative... Its leaders have indulged in many hateful acts in the past, but the party crossed all limits with the abuse of the PM and his late mother from the platform of its yatra in Bihar, where Rahul Gandhi was welcomed,'' the home minister said.
    There can be no greater decline in public life and politics than “abusing Modi's mother'', who lived in a poor household, but raised a son who is now a world leader, Shah said.
    “The issueless and hate politics of the Congress will not raise the party’s stature before the people... it will, instead, take them down to the pit,” asserted Shah.
    The senior BJP leader claimed that “the abuse” of Modi is nothing new, and it has been continuing since his Gujarat chief minister days.
    “Many Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, have earlier used derogatory language against the PM... But, no amount of abuse can stop the lotus from blooming,” Shah said.
    “In every election, they have abused him, but had to bite the dust each time,'' the home minister said.
    ''The world is watching India's progress with wonder... the PM's respect has increased across the globe, with 27 countries bestowing their highest honour on him,'' said Shah.
    Earlier, Shah inaugurated the newly constructed Brahmaputra wing of the Raj Bhawan here on the second day of his two-day visit to Assam.
    “The inauguration of the new Assam Raj Bhawan wing is historic, reflecting the journey of the northeast region from struggle to the concept of 'Ashtalakshmi',” he said.
    Referring to the Assam agitation against infiltrators from 1979-85, he said what the protesters had sought back then “is being realised by the PM and CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, and this will continue''.
    The existing Raj Bhawan was a camp office of the governor when Shillong was the capital of Assam, but the new wing on the banks of the Brahmaputra is ''the most grand and beautiful residence'' of the highest constitutional office in the state, Shah said.
    ''The northeast has dealt with many twists and turns, but is now a peaceful and developed region, heading towards more progress,'' he said.
    Shah also virtually inaugurated the Rs 45-crore National Cyber Forensic Laboratory-North East – the second in the country after Delhi – at the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy in Dergaon, from the Raj Bhawan premises.
    Shah virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation for various development projects of the ITBP, SSB and Assam Rifles, too, including housing complexes, barracks and hospitals.
    Amid chanting of vedic hymns, he also offered prayers at a temple inside the Raj Bhawan, performed ‘gau pujan’ and planted a 'Sindur' tree.
    He was welcomed by Governor Laxmi Prasad Acharya and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at the venue.

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