"Misusing Mandate Is Congress Legacy": Amit Shah Exclusive

As nan Great Indian Election began pinch 102 seats successful 21 states and Union Territories polling successful nan first phase, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said nan BJP will ne'er alteration nan caste-based preservation argumentation and won't fto anyone other touch it either.  

In an exclusive question and reply pinch NDTV, Mr Shah said nan BJP is hoping for its best-ever capacity successful confederate India successful this election. "Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, Andhra (Pradesh) and Karnataka, we will execute powerfully successful each these states. This is nan first clip erstwhile (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi's fame successful nan South has reached a constituent wherever it will person into predetermination results," he said.

Mr Shah said nan BJP had improved its vote-share successful nan South successful some nan 2014 and nan 2019 wide elections, arsenic compared to nan earlier years. "But we had not reached nan level of winning seats. But this time, we are assured that galore of our colleagues will beryllium elected location this time," he said.

Responding to a mobility connected nan Opposition's allegation that nan BJP plans to alteration nan Constitution if it returns to powerfulness pinch a beardown majority, he replied, "They are linking this pinch preservation and saying this successful a roundabout way. I will reply this directly. In 2014, we (NDA) had nan mostly required to alteration nan Constitution, successful 2019, BJP had absolute majority. But we ne'er tweaked reservation. And I americium making it clear, we will ne'er tamper pinch preservation and won't fto anyone do it either. This is our committedness to nan people. Modiji has worked nan astir for nan betterment of Dalits, tribals and backward classes." 

The Home Minister said nan BJP has utilized its mostly to h2o down Article 370 successful Jammu and Kashmir, abolish triple talaq and bring nan Citizenship Amendment Act. "We person not utilized it to extremity reservation. It is nan Congress that has a bequest of misusing majority. Indira Gandhi utilized nan mostly to enforce Emergency, to choke democracy. We utilized our mostly to guarantee 33 per cent preservation for women successful Parliament and authorities legislatures. The group cognize they person nary issues, truthful they are trying to evoke sentiments, but I don't deliberation group will beryllium misled," he said.

On nan Opposition's complaint astatine BJP complete Electronic Voting Machines and nan electoral enslaved system, he said, "Their parties person besides received donations done bonds. Is that extortion arsenic well? Rahul Gandhi must show nan people, yes, we person besides extorted. And nan aid they person received successful proportionality to nan number of MPs is much than what we got. They don't person an issue, location is nary allegation of corruption against us. So they are trying to create confusion. They won't beryllium successful. I person travelled crossed nan country. Everywhere, group are fresh to ballot successful support of Prime Minister Modi."  

On nan government's warfare against left-wing extremism, he said, "There is nary alteration successful nan BJP's commitment. Terrorism and Naxalism are not antiauthoritarian ways and should beryllium eradicated. We invited those who laic down arms. Security forces will respond to those who don't."