Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday took potshots at the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra, calling it an ‘Aurangzeb fan club’ and terming Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray as the club leader.
Addressing a BJP conclave in Pune, Shah accused the Congress of spreading “misconceptions” about reservation and blamed NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar for “institutionalising” corruption in the country. Now this won’t work, he asserted.
“Maha Vikas Aghadi is Aurangzeb fan club. This Aurangzeb fan club cannot ensure India’s security. Uddhav Thackeray is the leader of this Aurangzeb Fan club. This Fan Club cannot make Maharashtra and India safe,” Shah said, adding that only the BJP can ensure the safety and security of all.
Sharpening his attack on Thackeray, Shah said the Sena leader had sat with people who sought pardon for 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon.
“Who is the Aurangzeb fan club? Those who serve biryani to (26/11 terror attack convict) Kasab, those who seek pardon for Yakub Memon, those who give (controversial Islamic preacher) Zakir Naik a messenger of peace award and those who support the (banned Islamist outfit) PFI. Uddhav Thackeray should be ashamed of sitting with these people,” said the home minister.
He said, “The biggest chief of corruption is Sharad Pawar. If there is anyone who has institutionalised corruption in this country, it is Sharad Pawar”.
Targeting Pawar for spreading lies, Shah accused him of exploiting the Maratha reservation issue for his political gains. He said, “Sharad Pawar is preparing new illusions now. Whenever the BJP government comes to power, the issue of the Maratha reservation surfaces and whenever the Sharad Pawar government comes, the Maratha reservation issue disappears.”
Meanwhile, he took a jibe at Congress MP and LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his ‘khata-khat’ remarks from the election campaign. He said that the Congress party is ruling various states including Telangana and Himachal Pradesh, why Rahul Gandhi is not giving ‘khata-khat’ money to the people. Sarcastically, he called upon the women in Karnataka, Telangana and Himachal Pradesh to increase their demand for the ‘khata-khat’ money into their account.
