After Kanker Encounter, Shah Warns Chhattisgarh Naxalites: Surrender Or Face Elimination

He said in the last four months alone, 90 Naxalites were neutralised in Chhattis🍌garh under the BJP government, comments coming aft🍎er 29 Maoists were gunned down by security forces in an encounter in Kanker, which is part of the Bastar region, on April 16.

Addressing an election rally in Kanker town, around 150km away from the encounter🐓 site, four days ahead of the second round of Lok Sabha polls, Shah took on the Congress and asked party MP Rahul Gandhi to explain what four generations of his family have done for the poor in Chhattisgarh when they were in power.

The BJP stalwart maintained Congress leaders did not attend the Januar𒁃y 22 consecration ofꦕ Lord Ram idol at the Ayodhya temple due to vote bank politics and referred to then-PM Manmohan Singh's statement that "minorities have first right to India's resources" to hit out at the rival party.

The Union minister hailed PM Narendra Modi, saying he has brou☂ght a huge transform꧟ation in the country in the last ten years and has outlined an "agenda for the next 25 years".

"Narendra Modi ji has eliminated terrorism from the country, while Naxalism is on the verge of eradication. Mahadev app brand Bhupesh Baghel government 🌳did not take action against Naxalites," Shah said.

He was referring to the prℱevious Congress rule and the alleged involvement of former CM Baghel in the Mahadev betting♔ app scam.

Highlighting the state BJP government's success in tacking Naxal insurgency after assuming office in December, Shah pointed out that in the last four monthsꦦ, 90 Naxalites wer🤪e neutralised in the state.

While 123 Naxalites we༒re arrested, 250ꦛ others surrendered (during this period), he added.

Under Modi's leadership, Naxalism has been eliminated from states likꦫe Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh, the Home Minister said.

"Elect Mod𝓀i ji for a third term and the me🍌nace (of Naxalism) will be rooted out from Chhattsigarh in two years," he asserted.

"As long as there is Naxalism☂, tribal brothers and sisters will not have access to electricity, schools, ration shops and hospitals. I would like to tell them (Naxalites) to surrender, otherwise the 🦋result of the fight is certain. We will finish them. We will root out them from Chhattisgarh," he said.

The Home Ministe🧸r hit out at the Congress, saying the grand old party believes minorities have the first right over the country's resources, while the BJP firmly feels this right belongs to the poor, adivasis, Dali💞ts and backwards.

Recently, the Congress party got offended when the PM spoke about its manifesto and asked why it wanted to conduct a survey 🎐of properties oꦯf all citizens, the senior BJP leader said.

"I want to ask the Congress whether its manifesto mentions a survey or not? Rahul baba should make it clear. Their PM Manmohan Singh had said (in 2006) the minority 🧜has first right over the resources not adivasis and Dalits. But we say the poor, adivasi, Dalit and backward have first right to over the resources of the country. They (Congress) have eyes on 'math' (monastic institution), 🅰mandir and properties of everyone and where this money will go?" he added.

Taking a dig at the opposition INDIA bloc ove🧸r the clash that occurred during its Ranchi rally in Jharkhand, Shah said if they can't keep their own h🍃ouse in order, then how will they maintain unity in the country?

"Elect Modi ji for aꦅ third time and the country will become the third largest economy in the world," he emphasised.

Sꦕhah noted that after being in a tent for 500 years, Ram Lala celebrated his birthday on Ram Navami on April 17 in the grand temple at Ayodhya inaugurated in January.

"Ever since the Ram temple was demolished,💝 crores of people have sacrificed their lives. Many people were martyred with theౠ hope Ram Lala would be installed in his temple one day, but for years, the Congress kept on raising questions over Ram Lala's birthplace.

"After Modi ji became PM for a second term, he lai♎d the foundation stone (in 2020) of Ram Mandir (in Ayodhya) and then presided over its (idol) consecration ceremony," Shah said.

The former BJP president lashed out at the Congress for not attending theꦜ conse༺cration ceremony.

"Congress leaders were invited but they did not attend the cons🐼ecration ceremony just fཧor vote-bank politics," he said.

Shah maintained the Modi government is committed to the development of Chhattisgarh, wheꦆre the BJP came to power in December 2023 after a five-💎year Congress rule.

"During the Sonia-Manmohan government (2004-2014 UPA rule), only  Rs 77,000 crore was given t🐠o Chhattisgarh, but Modi ji has given Rs 3,20,000 crore in the last ten years. Besides, funds were  given for construction of roads, airports and laying railway lines," the BJP lea♐der noted.

Shah said Modi has resolved to make India a developed nation by 2047, and tribals, Dalits, youth, poor, farmers and women will be the bigges🎀t beneficiaries when that status is achieved.

The BJ꧙P has fielded Bho𒅌jraj Nag from Kanker which will go to polls on April 26 along with two other seats.