Oppn led by Cong created confusion over CAA, misled people: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday accused opposition of creating confusion over Citizenship Amendment Act and spoiling atmosphere in national capital by misleing people, asserting that time has come to "punish 'tukde tukde' gang".

dressing a garing after laying foundation stone of East Delhi Hub — country's first transit-oriented development project, he trained his guns at Congress and Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, ahe of assembly polls due early next year.

Congress has rejected allegation levelled against party by Shah.

" opposition led by Congress created confusion about Citizenship Amendment Bill (w an Act). Delhi saw people coming out on streets over it and peaceful atmosphere of Delhi was spoiled after a long time.

"I want to say it with a lot responsibility that by misleing Delhi and its people (on Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA), opposition spoiled peaceful atmosphere of Delhi," Shah said on recent protests, some of which turned violent in areas such as Jamia Nagar and Seelampur.

Exuding confidence about BJP's performance in coming polls, he said time is up for Kejriwal government in Delhi and " lotus will bloom" here too.

"Should you t choose a government that will bring peace in Delhi. When CAB was discussed in Parliament, one was rey to tell anything... y started spreing confusion over it later and spoiled Delhi's peace. I want to say, Congress-led tukde-tukde gang, who are responsible for Delhi's peace getting spoiled, time has come to punish m, people of Delhi should punish m," he said, in an apparent reference to Left-leaning intellectuals opposing amended citizenship law.

Taking on Chief Minister Kejriwal, he said AAP dispensation has obstructed Centre's schemes and urged people to choose a government in next election that will ensure peace in Delhi.

"Kejriwal has t implemented Prhan Mantri Awas Yojana and Ayushman Bharat. He only wants to put his name on our pet projects," Shah said.

event organised by Delhi Development Authority was also attended by Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Lt Goverr Anil Baijal, East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir, rth East Delhi MP Maj Tiwari, and Delhi MLA O P Sharma.

"Delhi, you gave (us) all seven BJP MPs, w time to give BJP MLAs (a chance) in next polls for development of national capital," Shah, also BJP president, said.

Shah also attacked previous Congress governments over what he alleged was ir "tardy pace of work", and said Modi government has brought a "new work culture".

"Congress would take five years to conceive a project, next five to allocate budget, ar five to lay foundation for those projects, and n it would forget," Shah alleged.

"In Modi government, foundation stone laying and inauguration happens in same government and this East Hub project, work on which would begin very soon, is set to be completed in three-and-a-half years," home minister said.

Kejriwal is "doing vertisements for projects" inste of doing actual work, he said.

"For 57 months, Kejriwal and his government did t do any work. And for last three months, y are doing s," Shah said.

Puri too attacked Kejriwal government and alleged that AAP dispensation h been "creating roblocks" for various projects.