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Amit Shah in Chhattisgarh LIVE: Congress always opposed to the development of the state

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Nabanita Chakorborty | Updated on: 04 Nov 2018, 05:07:51 PM
Chhattisgarh Assembly Polls 2018: Amit Shah visits poll-bound state (File Photo)

New Delhi:

With 2018 Assembly elections knocking on the doors, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its campaign across five poll-bound states - Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana. BJP president Amit Shah, who arrived at Chhattisgarh on Sunday, is expected to release the elections manifesto in the state. Polling in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases on November 12 and 20. The counting of votes will take place on 11 December, 2018.

During his visit to Chhattisgarh's Raipur, Shah will address a public rally at Ambagarh Chowki and Khujji Vidhan Sabha in Rajnandgaon district. Besides that, the BJP chief is scheduled to address public meeting at Sadak Atariya, Khairagarh Vidhan Sabha in Rajnandgaon district.

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Apart from Shah, Chief Minister Raman Singh will be addressing four public meetings at Bilaigarh, Sakti, Masturi and Mungeli. He is also expected to take part in the launch of the election manifesto in Raipur.

Here are the LIVE updates from Amit Shah's rally in Chhattisgarh:

A Congress leader said the Naxalites are revolutionising, Naxalism is a canker that is hampering the development of Chhattisgarh. We believe that the whole development of the poor is a revolution. I want to tell Rahul Gandhi that you have to change the interpretation of your revolution: Amit Shah



Chhattisgarh, which was known to be one of the sickest states of the country, is now moving forward and competing with other states in India: Amit Shah



Now, we will transform the developed Chhattisgarh into a new Chhattisgarh, says Shah



"At the time of Congress government, Chhattisgarh was granted only 48 thousand crore rupees under the 13th Finance Commission, but Modi government has  committed Rs 1,37,717 crore for the development of Chhattisgarh under the 14th Finance Commission," the BJP chief said



The Congress party is an expert in lying, their work is to utter lies again and again: Amit Shah



"I am proud of Raman Singh ji that he started such a good and corruption free scheme of distributing rice across the country. Now other states are also stepping into his shoes," says Shah



The Congress has always opposed to the development of Chhattisgarh, it was the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji who had created this state, says Amit Shah



BJP president Amit Shah addresses public meeting in Khairagarh in Chhattisgarh



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First Published : 04 Nov 2018, 12:51:05 PM

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