Shah lambasts DMK-Congress combine, says its synonymous with

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Press Trust of India Ramanathapuram (TN)
Last Updated : Feb 22 2019 | 6:10 PM IST

Tearing into the DMK-Congress combine, BJP president Amit Shah Friday reminded the country about the 2G spectrum and other scams during the previous UPA regime and sought to know how such an alliance can give good governance.

He dared presidents of DMK M K Stalin and Congress Rahul Gandhi to give an account of the contribution for Tamil Nadu's development during the previous UPA regime and said they only have "accounts for corruption".

Shah was addressing BJP workers here two days after the DMK and Congress finalised their seat-sharing exercise for the coming Lok Sabha elections under which the Rahul Gandhi-led party has been allocated 10 of the 40 seats including the lone Puducherry.

Referring to the recent Pulwama terror attack that left 40 CRPF personnel dead in Jammu and Kashmir, he asserted that the the blood shed by the soldiers will not go in vain.

He said the NDA government had a "zero tolerance towards terrorism."
Hailing Modi as a 'credible' leader sans corruption charges, he said the BJP-led government allotted over Rs 5,42,000 crore to Tamil Nadu which is "five times (more than) the money given by UPA."
Reiterating his criticism of the proposed grand alliance of opposition parties including the Congress, he said "they do not have a leader. I want to ask them, if you form a government, who will be the Prime Minister ?"
The BJP chief said he was confident that more than 35 MPs representing NDA from Tamil Nadu would be in the next Lok Sabha, adding another chance to BJP meant one more opportunity to propel the nation towards "world class standards."
"It has also been decided to set up a welfare board to secure lives of nomadic tribes."

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First Published: Feb 22 2019 | 6:10 PM IST

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