Congress makes false promises, BJP reduced naxal menace by 70 pc: Amit Shah

Kondagaon (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 19 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday highlighted that incidents of Naxal violence have declined by 70 per cent under the leadership of PM Modi.
Addressing a public meeting in Kondagaon, Amit Shah said that Congress never did anything for the development of the tribals and only made promises that were never fulfilled.
Pointing to the incapability of the Congress in tackling Naxalism , Amit Shah said, "During the Congress rule, naxalism increased while the BJP reduced Naxal menace by 70 per cent...Congress never did anything for the development of the tribals and only made promises which were never fulfilled."
Union Minister urged people to bring Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power in the state currently ruled by Congress, promising that his party will make the entire State free of the Naxal problem.
Unleashing a blistering attack on Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, the Union Home Minister said, "What did you do Bhupesh babu, other than opening liquor shops, indulging in scams, including the coal transportation scam worth Rs 540 crores, the Gothan scheme scam worth Rs 1300 crores and the Mahadev app scam. Baghel sharm karo, sharm karo (CM Baghel, have some shame)."
Polling for 20 seats in the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly will be held on November 7 while votes for the remaining 70 seats will be cast in the second phase on November 17.
The counting of votes in Chhattisgarh, along with those in four other poll-bound states, has been scheduled for December 3.
The Model Code of Conduct has already come into effect in Chhattisgarh.
In the last assembly polls in 2018, the Congress recorded a landslide mandate, winning 68 seats of the 90 seats while the BJP finished a distant second at just 15 seats.