Shah also attacked Congress accusing it of making baseless allegations in its bid to tarnish the government's image and said a party that had ruled the country for 60 years and "throttled democracy" and "pushed the people towards poverty has no right to question" the NDA rule on its achievements in a short span of time.
"The NDA government has made historic achievements in a short period of six months...Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team has made extra-ordinary achievements. Due to steps taken by the government, the lives of common man has not only just become easy but a foundation of a strong India has been laid," Shah said in a statement.
The BJP chief listed a host of achievements of Modi regime including steps to control price rise and inflation, check corruption, generate employment opportunities and steps taken to bring back black money besides working as "Team India" for taking the nation forward.
Hitting out at Congress, Shah charged "the party which despite ruling the nation for 60 years deprived the country from development, forced the people to live in penury, put shackles of unemployment in the hands of youth, tried to strangulate democracy, the same party is now seeking an account of six months of rule."
He said "an exploitative, repressive and undemocratic party has no right to ask about the account of six months rule of BJP government.
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