Published 07:28 IST, October 18th 2019
Amit Shah to address rallies in different parts of Maharashtra
Ahead of the assembly polls in Maharashtra, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to address rallies in Aheri, Rajura, Wani, and Khaperkheda on Friday
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Ahead of the assembly polls in Maharashtra, Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party working President Amit Shah is scheduled to address rallies in Aheri, Rajura, Wani, and Khaperkheda on Friday., October 18. Earlier on October 16, Shah addressed election rallies in Faridabad, Samalkha, Bahadurgarh, and Gurugram in Haryana.
During his rally, Shah accused the Congress of raising questions over the Central government's move to identify 'infiltrators' and said they will be made to leave the country in the next five years. Targeting Congress over land deals involving Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, he said the Congress government worked on the principle of three Ds - Government of 'Darbaris' (courtiers), Government of 'Damad' (son-in-law) and Government of 'Damad Ke Dalal'(brokers of son-in-law).
He also alleged the Congress was opposed to the National Register of Citizens and raised questions over the move to make the intruders leave the country. "Congress opposes repeal of Article 370, NRC. Its leaders ask why intruders are being removed. Howsoever they may oppose, every intruder will be forced to leave the country," he said.
Amit Shah predicts a massive win in Maharashtra and Harayana elections
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Amit Shah spoke to Republic Media Network's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami. the BJP president said that his party will win with two-third majority in both the states. He also asserted that there is nothing wrong with national issues being the subject of discussion in the state polls. He also quoted several developmental works undertaken in the states of Haryana and Maharashtra in the five years of BJP rule, Shah said that both the CMs - Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra and Manohar Lal Khattar of Haryana has taken their respective states to a new trajectory of growth.
Maharashtra Assembly polls
According to the Election Commission (EC), the 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly elections will be held on October 21, and the counting of the polls will take place on October 24. Further, the elections will be concluded on October 27, as stated by the Chief Election Commission (CEC), Sunil Arora. According to the EC, Maharashtra's assembly term expires on November 9. The Haryana Assembly elections will be held simultaneously.
(with ANI inputs)
Updated 08:50 IST, October 18th 2019
