As the assembly elections in Kerala draw closer, Union Home Minister Amit Shah in a campaign speech in Kanjirappally asked some tough questions to the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) government.
“I have seven questions for Vijayan ji – Did the prime accused in the gold smuggling case work in your office or not? Did your government give this accused ₹3 lakh per month? Did your Principal Secretary make phone calls to help these accused or not?” he asked.
“Did the accused woman make foreign trips on state funds and with Principal Secretary’s permission? Why did she come to the chief minister’s residence regularly? Did you build pressure on Customs office after gold was seized from the airport? Was attack on ED/Customs officers probed properly?” he further said.
“There have been two floods in Kerala, and over 500 people lost their lives. Left govt calls our army very late, only for their own political mileage. They do not care about the lives of the people of Kerala,” said Shah.
“LDF and UDF governments have made Kerala a hub of corruption. When UDF comes to power, there is a solar light scam and during LDF’s tenure, there are donor and gold scams,” he added.
“BJP believes that governments should not intervene in issues related to temples. It should be left to devotees. Communist party cadres, dressed in police attire, have mistreated Sabarimala bhakts,” Shah said speaking in Chathannoor.
“There are was a time when Kerala was considered as the role model of tourism and development. It was known as the most educated and peace-loving state. LDF and UDF governments have made Kerala a hub of corruption,” he added.
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