Modi only leader who can give befitting reply to Pakistan: Shah

BJP president Amit Shah Sunday blamed the Congress for the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the only leader with the capability to give a benefiting reply to Pakistan and take the country forward.

"The country is faced with various security issues...Only Modi can give security to the country, take it forward to make it a world power and has the capability and capacity to give a befitting reply to Pakistan," Shah said addressing a rally of booth-level workers of the BJP here.

Taking a dig at the Congress-led opposition alliance, he said they cannot do any good to the country.

"I am tired of asking the gathbandhan (alliance) who is their leader. They are not responding to me but the public should ask them who is their leader and what are their policies?"
Referring to Congress president Rahul Gandhi, he said, "Rahul Baba has raised questions about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Today, if there is the problem of Jammu and Kashmir it is because of your grandfather (first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru) who took it in his own hands sidelining Sardar (Vallabhbhai) Patel who addressed problems of more complex in nature like Hyderabad within days."
Referring to a statement of NC president Farooq Abdullah, Shah said, "He asked what BJP gave to the state? Farooq sahib we are staying here and do not go to London for excursion. They are seeking accounts from us and are misleading and provoking the youth of the valley. I want to ask the youth of the valley to investigate where their children are reading and those closing the schools in the valley are enrolling their education in America and England from the public money."