Amit Shah on Ram Mandir,religious conversions,black money and art of fighting elections(video)

New Delhi, 12 December 2014

BJP president Amit Shah today participated in a TV discussion titled as ‘Aaj Tak Agenda’. Here are the glimpses of what he said during this discussion. Video is presented above via Youtube:

-There are two ways to make Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. It can be constructed either through consensus or through court order.

-When riots sparked off ahead of elections and Congress came to power, media never question Congress about riots, but when its BJP, they connect riots with politics. There’s need to change angle.

-On religious conversions, BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu has clearly spoken about party’s stand. BJP wants a law against religious conversions across the nation. Religious conversions will not stop through media, it will stop by a stringent law. And therefore there’s need to bring law, but I guarantee that no other party will come to surface to support such law except BJP. While others are into vote-bank politics, it is BJP that genuinely wants to stop forceful conversions by bringing a law. If there’s no problem in conversion why are they opposing this(Agra) incident? Media wouldn’t dare to ask question to other parties that why they don’t support anti-conversion law. Suppose if such question is asked, anchor of that show will be replaced. Rahul(Aaj Tak news channel anchor) will be replaced with Punya Prasun Vajpayee.It’s wrong if there’s forceful conversion. But whether some incident involves forceful conversion or not will be decided by court. But why other parties don’t take BJP’s proposal to bring law against forceful conversion? So called secular parties are into vote-bank politics.

-Elections are won through planning, strategy and organization. I always ensure that elections are fought within the limits of four corners marked by Election Commission. Whey there’s no-ball, I admit it was a no-ball.

-If Sangh shakhas are multiplied, it will bring only good to nation.

-You should read newspapers of Pakistan thoroughly(when asked how BJP is responding to attacks from Pakistan).

-BJP always contested elections with confidence when party was losing. Now when we are winning, there’s no reason why we should fight polls in worried mood.

-Due to one wrong statement, should someone asked to leave politics?(reply a question on Sadhvi’s remark).

-The secret of our confidence is that we don’t take decisions based on moods in Lutyens and we don’t take decisions based on moods in media. All perceptions created by media have been failed. There are examples. First it was said that BJP would not accepted Modi as leader, then it was said that BJP will not get majority, then it was said that if Modi comes to power, there will be riots across the country.

-Jammu & Kashmir should elect national party for the development of entire Jammu & Kashmir.

-While UPA government’s first decision was to abolish POTA(anti-terror) law, the BJP government took first decision to form SIT against black money. Whis Prime Minister has raised the issue of black money in international forum? Which Prime Minister has asked other nation to amend treaty? Which Prime Minister has in his first cabinet meeting dared to form Special Investigation Team against black money?

-BJP will contest West Bengal polls in a mood to win the state assembly.