Lok Sabha elections: UPA had jailed Amit Shah, cops to topple my govt in Gujarat, says PM Modi
ABP News Bureau | 17 Apr 2019 05:48 PM (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the then UPA government arrested BJP president Amit Shah and some police officers in Gujarat to topple the state government then headed by him.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PTI Photo
AHMEDABAD: The then UPA government arrested Amit Shah, now BJP President, and some police officers in Gujarat in 2010 to topple the state government then headed by him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. Modi said this while addressing an election rally in Himmatnagar town in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat. "From 2004 to 2014, there was a 'remote control government' and you know who was in control. In those 10 years, those sitting in Delhi tried to damage the interest of Gujarat and acted as if the state is not in India," PTI quoted Modi as saying during the rally. "Our police officers, and even Amit Shah, were thrown behind bars. They (UPA) employed all means to break the Gujarat government," Modi said, alluding to the time when he was chief minister of the state. Gujarat, the home state of Modi, which has 26 Lok Sabha seats, will vote in a single phase on April 23. Modi also said this election will decide if nationalist forces will rule the country or those who want to help the "tukde tukde gang" by scrapping sedition law. "Now should we give them a chance to destroy Gujarat once again? They (Gandhi family) are more angry as they are out on bail. They are thinking that they were ruling this country for four generations and this Gujju, this chaiwala forced them to go to the court and seek bail," he said. Modi said if voted to power again, he will ensure that they are behind bars. "You gave me a chance in 2014. I brought them (Gandhis) to the doors (of jail) and if you will give me another five years, they will go inside, Modi said. "But if they come to power again, their first target will be Gujarat, Modi said. Modi asked the crowd if people of Gujarat approve the language being used by Congress president Rahul Gandhi against him. "The British used golis (bullets), while the Congress is using gaalis (abuse) against us," he said. "Initially, they said anything about chaiwala, then they started saying things about chowkidar and now they are saying the entire community is chor, Modi said. (With input from PTI)