AAP, Cong inciting Muslims against citizenship law, instigating riots: Amit Shah

BJP sustained its attack on AAP and Congress over amended citizenship act on Friday, with Home Minister Amit Shah accusing two parties of "inciting Muslims" against law and "instigating riots" in Delhi.

Shah also accused Kejriwal government of t fulfilling its promises, and pledged to make Delhi best capital city in world if BJP is voted to power in assembly elections.

Claiming that one-third of people in Delhi were refugees from Pakistan, Shah slammed AAP and Congress for opposing law, which seeks to grant citizenship to religious mirities escaping persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and who have come to India by December 31, 2014.

"y started inciting Muslims and instigated riots in Delhi. y are still saying — we support Shaheen Bagh. Congress leaders visit Shaheen Bagh regularly," he said, referring to anti-citizenship law protest in area continuing for over a month.

On Thursday, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia said he stood with people of Shaheen Bagh.

BJP has been out of power in Delhi since 1998 and has been making attempts to dislodge AAP in assembly elections scheduled for February 8. Shah has been leading BJP campaign addressing back-to-back rallies in national capital ahead of assembly polls.

On Thursday, he addressed a rally in Matiala in west Delhi and hit out at AAP, accusing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of speaking Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's langu. Later that day, he took out a roadshow in Uttam Nagar and addressed ar rally in Nangloi Jat.

On Friday, Shah addressed meetings in Karawal Nagar and Mustafabad in rast Delhi.

He promised BJP will implement Ayushman Bharat scheme and PM Awas Yojana if voted to power in Delhi, a day after he accused AAP government of stalling Central health scheme.

"This fight is between those who do t fulfil ir promises and those who do more than y promise," Shah said, accusing AAP government of failing to fulfil its 2015 poll promises.

Talking about outgoing government's free power and water supply schemes, he alleged, "People are getting bills of Rs 5,000-Rs 6,000 despite free consumption allowed up to 200 units per month. Kejriwal government is supplying dirtiest water in homes of Delhi."

Ayushman Bharat scheme offers Rs 5 lakh treatment to poor but Kejriwal government did t implement it, fearing it will earn popularity for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said.

" Modi government provided ownership rights to 50 lakh residents of 1,731 unauthorised colonies in Delhi which Congress and AAP could t do in past 20 years," he said.

former BJP chief highlighted Modi government's achievements, including surgical strike inside Pakistan after February 2019 Pulwama terrorist attack, Supreme Court judgment paving way for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya and abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

"For 500 years, all Indians wanted a Ram temple in Ayodhya. But whenever case came up for hearing Rahul baba and his lawyer Kapil Sibal obstructed it. w, a towering, grand Ram temple will be constructed in Ayodhya in four months."

He also lashed out at Kejriwal and Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying surgical strikes were done under Modi government. "Pakistan forgot that Mauni Baba Manmohan Singh was longer prime minister. Narendra Modi with 56 inch chest was PM and we killed terrorists in Pakistan," he said.

He slammed Kejriwal for seeking "evidence" of surgical strike, saying he could have watched Pakistani TV channels instead of questioning India's action.

Shah also accused Kejriwal and Gandhi of backing those allegedly raising "Bharat Tere Tukde Honge Ek Hazar" slogan at JNU, asserting Modi government sent such elements behind bars.

"But Kejriwal government is t giving sanction for ir prosecution," he said.

He stated that people needed to support BJP and Narendra Modi for a "safe" Delhi.