PANAJI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday chided top Congress leaders for using Goa only as a holiday retreat, while adding that only the BJP could usher in development as well as provide stability in the poll-bound state.
"If you bring a BJP government here, will Modi's hands be strengthened or not? Do we have to do it or not? Rahul Baba cannot run the country," Shah said. "For us Goa is golden Goa, for the Congress, it is Gandhi parivar ka Goa. They want a retreat to come for a holiday every once in a while. Their leaders take a lot of holidays," Shah said.
BJP leaders have often chided the Gandhis, Sonia and Rahul, for repeatedly holidaying in Goa. Through 2018-19, Sonia Gandhi, sometimes accompanied by her son Rahul or daughter Priyanka had holidayed in Goa on four occasions. Shah also said that the Sonia Gandhi-Manmohan Singh led United Progressive Alliance governments had ignored the issue of national security due to vote bank politics.
Shah also urged the voters of Goa to ignore small parties like the Aam Aadmi Party, Trinamool Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and vote only for the for the BJP, which he said can provide a stable government oriented towards development. Elections to 40 assembly seats in Goa is scheduled to be held on February 14. (IANS)
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