Alipurduar (WB) | BJP president Amit Shah on Friday lashed out at the Opposition parties for questioning the Narendra Modi government over air strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and advocating talks with Islamabad to resolve various issues.
The Narendra Modi government has given befitting replies to China and Pakistan, he said, adding โwe are fighting to secure our countryโ.
Kicking off the BJPโs Lok Sabha poll campaign in West Bengal from Alipurduar, Shah said, โWe have given befitting replies to China on the Dokalam issue and to Pakistan for its use of terror elements against India. If Pakistan fires a single bullet, we will answer with artillery fire.โ
He hit out at the Opposition parties, saying โwhen the government is fighting against terrorists to protect the nation, they are questioning it.โ
The electorate this time will choose between โstrong and decisiveโ Narendra Modi on the one hand and โthugbandhan leaders such as Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav on the otherโ, he said in a veiled reference to the โmahagathbandhanโ or grand alliance of the opposition parties to dislodge the BJP.
Shah mocked Congress president Rahul Gandhi for seeking answers on the Modi governmentโs performance. โWe donโt need to answer you. First, you should tell us what the UPA government did in 10 years.โ
The Congress-led UPA-I and UPA-II governments under Manmohan Singh had been in power from 2004 to 2014.
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