Home Minister Amit Shah Criticizes Akhilesh Yadav's Praise of Jinnah

Shah cited it as Jinnah who got the country divided, while blaming Akhilesh of vote bank politics by making such statements.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah attacked Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, reminding the public of his statement praising Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, during the inauguration of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's statue in 2021 as a 'mahatma.'

Shah cited it as Jinnah who got the country divided, while blaming Akhilesh of vote bank politics by making such statements.

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Next target, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Shah attacked him for going on frequent vacations abroad during the summers, even when India would suffer from drought. He contrasted him with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's uninterrupted service for 23 years, highlighting corruption scandals surrounding various politicians while praising PM Modi for keeping his record clean.

Shah attacked Rahul for constituency hopping from Amethi to Wayanad and then Raebareli, and, 'who knows next, maybe Italy?'

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Exhorting people to vote for the NDA, Shah asked people to take 'laddoos' from Sandila to Delhi on June 4, indicating that the coalition was headed for a.

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