Rahul may be afraid of atomic bomb, BJP not: Amit Shah | Parami News

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi may be afraid of the “atomic bomb” but the BJP is not and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir belongs to India and “we will occupy it”. He was referring to Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar’s remarks that Pakistan had an atomic bomb.

Addressing an election rally in Pratapgarh in support of the BJP candidate from Kaushambi (SC) Lok Sabha seat, Shah said: “Rahul Baba, if you want to be afraid of the atomic bomb, Then be afraid, we are not afraid. Pakistan occupied Kashmir belongs to India and we will capture it. In a viral video, Aiyar said that India should respect Pakistan as it is a sovereign country and engage with it. , because it also possesses the atomic bomb.

He said in the film that if a “madman” took power there and used an atomic bomb, that would be bad and it would have repercussions here as well. As the remarks sparked controversy, Congress had said it completely disagreed with Aiyar’s remarks a few months ago.

Shah also said that this time, the people of Kaushabi must ensure three hat-tricks. “The first (hat-trick) is to get Modi as Prime Minister for the third time. The second hat-trick for UP is to completely wipe out SP, BSP and Congress for the third time: The third hat-trick is to get my friend (Vinod) Sonkar became a member of Parliament for the third time.

The Kaushambi (SC) Lok Sabha seat will go to polls on May 20 in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state. , while the assembly parts of Kunda and Babaganj (SC) are located in Pratapgarh district.

There are 10 candidates in the election from Kaushambi, with the main contenders being Sonkar of the BJP (current Lok Sabha member) and Pushpendra Saroj of the Samajwadi Party.

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