Rahul will lose wherever he goes, says Amit Shah

SURAT: In a stinging attack on Rahul Gandhi, Union home minister Amit Shah Saturday said the Gandhi scion had been shifting constituencies because of a fear of defeat, and would bite the dust in Rae Bareli, too. Addressing a rally at Bodeli in Gujarat's Chhota Udepur, he said: "When he (Rahul) lost from Amethi, he went to Wayanad. This time around, there was a risk in Wayanad.So, he fled to Rae Bareli. The problem is not with the constituencies, but with him. Rahul Gandhi will lose wherever he goes. He will face a crushing defeat in Rae Bareli.
Shah said, unlike Chandrayaan, which successfully landed on the moon, "Rahul Yaan" had failed to launch 20 times in the past. "Sonia Gandhi has launched 'Rahul Yaan' for the 21st time, but it will crash again," he said.

In Daman, Shah took potshots at the INDIA bloc, saying they were facing a bankruptcy of leaders who could helm the country. "There's no chance of the alliance winning. But, imagine if they do, who will be the PM? Can Sharad Pawar, Mamata Didi, M K Stalin or Uddhav Thackrey run this country? Don't laugh, but can Rahul baba run the country?"
Shah accused Congress and its allies of spreading canards that PM Modi would abolish reservations if he won another term. It was the INDIA bloc that had robbed the quota meant for dalits, tribals and backward classes and given it to Muslims, he alleged, citing the examples of Karnataka and Andhra.
"This is like the pot calling the kettle black. They snatched the reservation, but they are levelling allegations against Modi," he said.
He accused the past Congress govts of going soft on terrorism out of fear that their vote bank would be upset.

Dubbing AAP as an "urban Naxal party", Shah alleged in Vansda town of Navsari that if the Congress candidate won the Valsad seat, the Maoist menace would rear its head in the tribal region.
Shah claimed Rahul had spread misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine drive, urging tribals not to take the jab, which led to many deaths "But, both brother and sister (Priyanka) clandestinely took the vaccine at night. They were not ashamed of playing politics in a pandemic," he alleged.
In Daman, Shah said, "For 23 years, he served as a CM and then as a PM, but Modi did not even take a Diwali break and instead spent time with jawans at the borders. On the other hand, Rahul baba goes on a vacation to Thailand and Bangkok as soon as the heat rises slightly," he said.