Give another opportunity to Modi-Dhami team to ‘bring prosperity to every home’: Shah in Uttarakhand

Vibha Sharma

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, October 30

After Uttar Pradesh, Home Minister Amit Shah today landed in poll-bound Uttarakhand seeking another term for the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami “to bring prosperity to every home” in the state.

Launching the party’s poll campaign, Shah said Uttarakhand has “taken big strides in development due to the vision of Prime Minister Modi”.

Speaking of road and rail infrastructure development projects during the BJP rule, he slammed the opposition Congress for “not doing much” for the state during the 10 years it ruled. “What did it (Congress) do for Uttarakhand during this period? It should tell the people of the state,” he said, adding that it was the PM’s vision for the reconstruction of Kedarnath (which suffered extensive damage in 2013) that led to unprecedented development in and around the temple.

Shah credited former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee for creation of the state and asked the people to give another opportunity to the Modi-Dhami team to bring prosperity to every home.

Warning that a wrong decision could lead to a “corrupt government” coming to power, he reminded former chief minister Harish Rawat of the sting video showing him negotiating a deal to buy support of rebel MLAs and the ‘Dennis liquor scam’ during his tenure. Claiming that the Congress believes in “appeasement”, Shah also recalled how “Muslims were allowed to offer namaz in the middle of highways on Fridays” during its rule.

Praising Dhami for the urgency with which he responded to the recent floods in Uttarakhand, Shah said he hardly left any scope for the Centre to do anything. The senior BJP leader also launched schemes for the poll-bound state, including the Chief Minister Ghasyari Kalyan Yojana which will help women from travelling long distances to fetch fodder.

Elections to the 70-member Uttarakhand Assembly are scheduled early 2022.