Amit Shah on BBC documentary and Adani case: Allegations against Modi since 2002, but he has always won
On the Adani controversy, when the Opposition disrupted Parliament during the Prime Minister’s address, Shah noted that people throughout the country were watching and that the House had to follow the rules.
In the midst of the Opposition’s attack on the Centre over the Hindenburg report on the Adani Group as well as the BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the PM had been constantly exposed to such allegations since 2002 and had emerged shining and much more popular. In response to the Adani controversy, he stated that the BJP has nothing to hide and that no one can accuse the government of crony capitalism.
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“In this context, the Supreme Court has taken cognizance of a matter. It will not be appropriate for me to speak as a Cabinet member when the Supreme Court is hearing the case. The BJP, on the other hand, has nothing to hide in this case. “We have nothing to be afraid of,” Shah remarked in an interview with ANI’s Smita Prakash.
“There is no doubt about that” (crony capitalism). Nobody can accuse the BJP of anything like that. “During their (Congress) tenure, their own agencies reported cases involving frauds worth more over Rs 12,000 crore,” a senior BJP lawmaker said.
Adani controversy
When asked if he perceived the Adani controversy emerging shortly after the BBC programme as a conspiracy, Shah stated, “Conspire as much against the truth as you want, it will come out beaming like the sun. Since 2002, these individuals have been pursuing Modiji. But every time Modiji has come clean, he has gained popularity.”
On Monday, the Centre agreed to a Supreme Court-appointed commission to enhance the regulatory system in the aftermath of the Hindenburg-Adani controversy.
When brought out that the Opposition accuses the government of holding all agencies under its control, Shah remarked, “Then people should go to court. Even on the Pegasus matter, I stated that if you have facts, you should go to court. They didn’t do it. We have no influence over the court. Those who went got the Supreme Court to take cognizance, and an investigation was also undertaken.”
On the Adani controversy, when the Opposition disrupted Parliament during the Prime Minister’s address, Shah noted that people throughout the country were watching and that the House had to follow the rules. On one nation, one vote, he stated the moment is right, but it will require conversations and thought.
The Union Home Minister also addressed charges that the BJP was attempting to erase India’s Mughal legacy. “We have no intention of erasing the Mughals’ contribution,” Shah said. But I don’t think anyone should have a difficulty re-establishing our country’s long-standing heritage. All of the cities whose names we changed previously had a previous name. Every government has the legal authority to do so.”
On the Bharat Jodo Yatra affecting Rahul Gandhi’s image, Shah stated, “I don’t think the people of the country think so.”
Although Shah acknowledged that there were second- and third-generation leaders in the BJP, he stated that, unlike other parties, there was no mechanism in place that required the party president to come from a single family.
Assembly Polls
The BJP, according to Shah, will win the next Assembly elections in all five states—Tripura, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh—with a landslide. “This time in Tripura, we will give it our all. The fact that all parties are banding together to fight us demonstrates how powerful we are. “This gives us more confidence,” he remarked.