'Why Pakistan Zindabad slogans at Congress events?': Shah to Rahul
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah has accused the Congress party of allowing "Pakistan Zindabad" slogans at its events in Haryana. Addressing a rally in Badshahpur on Sunday, he said, "I'm seeing a new trend in Haryana...slogans of 'Pakistan Zindabad' are being raised on Congress stages." "I want to ask Rahul Gandhi that when leaders and workers of your party are raising the slogans of 'Pakistan Zindabad', why are you quiet? The Congress is blinded by appeasement," he said.
Article 370
Shah criticizes Congress's stance on Article 370
Shah also took a jab at Gandhi over the Congress's promise to restore Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. He asked, "Is Kashmir ours or not? Should Article 370 have been removed or not?" Shah further said that even the three generations of Gandhi couldn't bring back Article 370. He stressed that the youth of Haryana have made huge sacrifices to protect Kashmir, promising that those sacrifices wouldn't go to waste.
Waqf amendment
Shah promises Waqf amendment bill in winter session
In his address, Shah also assured that the government would introduce a Waqf amendment bill in the winter session of Parliament. He acknowledged that the current Waqf Board law was causing problems and assured that improvements would be made in this winter session. The state will go to polls on October 5, with results due to be declared on October 8.
MSP query
Shah questions Gandhi's knowledge of MSP
Earlier on Saturday, Shah also took a jab at Gandhi's grasp of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) policy. He asked, "Rahul baba, do you know the full form of MSP? Which crop is Kharif, which one is Rabi, do you know?" He pointed out that the BJP government in Haryana was procuring 24 crops at MSP and threw down the gauntlet to Congress leaders, asking them to name a Congress-ruled state that procures as many crops.