Ahmedabad: BJP president Amit Shah speaking at a press conference here today alleged Congress has returned to its appeasement and votebank politics just ahead of polling in Gujarat.

– Foundation of this election was laid by Congress based on casteism. Later Rahulji started visiting temples. And two-three days before first phase of polling when Congress was seeing clear defeat it returned to its basic policy of appeasement.

– Recently in one news channel discussion, Congress’s panelist-spokesperson Charansinh who is also Mumbai Congress vice president said PM Narendra Modi should go to Jama mosque and apologize for year 2002 riots. Entire country knows that in 2002 riots, Congress sponsored NGOs had made fake allegations against Narendra Modi and Supreme court had cleared them all, but just for the purpose of votebank consolidation and to unite the votebank, Congress is raking up this issue.

– Congress could have decided to take this path from very beginning. In Vadgam assembly constituency Congress didn’t field its own candidate but fielded independent candidate Jignesh Mevani instead. During initial phase of campaign, Mevani held meeting also with Rahul Gandhi. And now some facts have emerged regarding Mevani.

– A viral photograph shows that Mevani has received fund from PFI outfit. A news channel has telecast this report.Entire country knows that PFI is into anti-national activities, it creates human resource for terror organization ISIS, one Abdul Jaleel – their cadre has been captured by NIA. Mr. Joseph’s hand was amputated and PFI was responsible. In sting operation regarding Love Jihad lot of anti-national internal activities had surfaced. PFI that is facing serious allegations, is linked to Jignesh Mevani. Rahul Gandhi himself might be knowing that and therefore instead of offering Mevani, a Congress ticket it choose to field him as independent. I believe there can be no greater example of vote bank consolidation attempts.

– Recently the facts have emerged that Pakistan high commissioner had long meeting with Dr. Manmohan Singh, Manishankar Aiyar and former vice president Hamid Ansari without knowledge of foreign ministry. I don’t know what it means and what is the message of such move, but BJP opposes such attempts. Salman Nizami who is willing for Kashmir independence, who believe Afzals should take birth in every house is brought to Congress campaign by Congress. Such are the attempts for votebank consolidation.

– The Congress party first attempted jativad and then vote bank appeasement and consolidation. Gujarat is peaceful and secure and all Gujaratis are worried about such tactics. BJP is going to contest on the agenda of development, we want development to reach upto the door step of every home, every village and that has been our track record.

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