Amit Shah slams Rahul Gandhi over 'SIR' row, says 'Oppn is going to lose Bihar elections'

Union Home Minister Amit Shah. (File photo)

Amid the ongoing opposition against the implementation of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by Election Commission in Bihar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday lashed out at Opposition, especially Rahul Gandhi, and said that he "was preparing excuses" as they will lose the upcoming elections.

Amit Shah was in Bihar to lay the foundation stone of Maa Sita Temple.

While addressing a rally at Sitamarhi, Amit Shah said, "...Who does Lalu Prasad Yadav want to save? ... Do you want to save those Bangladeshis who come from outside and snatch jobs of the people of Bihar? ... Rahul Gandhi should stop this vote bank politics and SIR is not happening for the first time. It was started by Jawaharlal Nehru and it happened in 2003 as well...They are finding reasons as they are going to lose the Bihar elections"

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Further intensifying his attack, Amit Shah said, "Congress party and Lalu are opposing Operation Sindoor in the Parliament...Lalu and company do not know that this is the government of Narendra Modi, the NDA government. No one has the right to mess with the security of the nation"

Congratulating the people of Sitamarhi, Shah said, "Today is not just a great day for Sitamarhi, Mithilanchal, and Bihar, but for the entire nation and the world, as the foundation stone has been laid for the redevelopment of the Janaki Temple at Punauradham, the birthplace of Mata Sita. I want to congratulate the crores of devotees of Shri Ram and Mata Janaki.”

Meanwhile, at the event, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said, "The Central government will re-develop the Maa Janki temple complex at a cost of Rs 883 crores. The government is working to improve connectivity between Sitamarhi and Ayodhya by road and rail networks. Today, a train is being introduced between Sitamarhi and Delhi..."