UP must get rid of ‘KASAB’: Shah''s acronym for Cong, SP, BSP

Chauri Chaura (Uttar Pradesh), February 22

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Ahead of the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Wednesday devised ‘KASAB' as an acronym for describing Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

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“In the last 15 years, the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) governments have ruined Uttar Pradesh. The two were enough for destruction, however, a third one has also arrived. The population of UP must get rid of this KASAB, and by this I mean – ‘Ka' for Congress, ‘S' for SP and ‘B' for...,” Shah said.

While he didn't clearly mention the BSP, there was no denial from his side when the audience shouted 'BSP'.

: BJP President Amit Shah in Chauri Chaura asks people of Uttar Pradesh to get rid of 'KASAB' and what he means by it.

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Questioning the legacy of Congress, the oldest political party in the country, Shah asked about the work done by the Gandhi family which ruled over the country for sixty years.

“Rahul Gandhi asks what Prime Minister Modi has done in two-and-a-half years, Rahul's great-grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru ruled over the country, his grandmother Indira Gandhi ruled over the country, his father Rajiv Gandhi ruled over the country and his mother ruled over the country along with Manmohan Singh, what has the family that has ruled the nation for sixty years done,” he said.

Commenting on UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's ‘work speaks for itself' remark, the BJP president asserted that UP has topped the crime charts of the country under its current Samajwadi Party-led government.

“Akhilesh Yadav says work speaks for itself. I will tell you what work has happened, UP has topped the charts for murder and every day 23 women are assaulted in UP. The state now stands at the top for matters concerning robbery, abduction and other crimes,” Shah said.

“The Prime Minister has made 93 schemes for the uplift of the underprivileged, but these schemes will never benefit the people of UP because of the presence of SP government,” he added.

The fourth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh will be held on Thursday in 53 assembly constituencies spread over 12 districts, including the backward Bundelkhand region and the Nehru-Gandhi pocket borough of Raebareli.

Other districts going to polls in this phase are Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Allahabad, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Banda, Hamirpur, Chitrakoot and Fatehpur.

‘No post-poll alliance with BSP or any party in UP’

In an interview to PTI, Amit Shah ruled out any post-poll alliance with the BSP or any other party in the event of a hung assembly in Uttar Pradesh, confident that the party will get a “full majority”.

 “Kisi se bhi haath milane ka dur-dur tak koi swaal nahin uthata (there is no question by far of joining hands with any party),” he said when asked if the BJP would be willing to ally with the BSP or any other party to form a government in the politically crucial state if it fell short of a majority.

The comments by Shah come against the backdrop of some poll surveys and political experts projecting a hung assembly in UP given that all the three players–the SP-Congress, BSP and BJP–have a robust set-up and a loyal social base in the state.

Shah expressed confidence that his party would form the next government in UP, Uttarakhand and Goa with “full majority” but is unwilling to make a prediction about Punjab, noting that it was a triangular contest there involving the SAD-BJP, Congress and AAP.

“In Goa, Uttarakhand and UP, we will form governments with full majority. It is ‘trikoniya muqabala’ (triangular contest) in Punjab, so it is difficult to make a guess who will win,” he added. — PTI/ANI