Rahul Gandhi’s policy is to lie, lie loudly and repeat it: Amit Shah | Puducherry News

Puducherry: Union Home Minister Amit Shah He taunted the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul GandhiHe accused him of repeatedly lying about the India-US trade deal. During his two-day visit, he addressed a public meeting in Karaikal, an enclave in Puducherry, 140 km south of his headquarters. Tamil Nadu And Puducherry, Shah brushed aside opposition allegations and maintained that the interests of farmers and fishermen were “100% protected” in the deal. He said that the interests of farmers were compromised during the previous UPA government. “Rahul Gandhi’s policy is to lie, lie loudly and repeat,” he said. Shah paid tribute to CRPF personnel martyred in Pulwama terror attack. He said that the previous Congress-led UPA government had not retaliated strictly to terror attacks, but the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had carried out the Balakot airstrikes targeting terror camps in Pakistan. Shah praised the NDA government for curbing corruption, ensuring political stability and strengthening the autonomy of Puducherry under the leadership of All India NR Congress (AINRC) founder-president and Chief Minister N Rangasamy. He alleged that the previous Congress government led by former Chief Minister V Narayanasamy had turned Puducherry into an ‘ATM for the Gandhi family’. He said the previous government sold UG, PG and diploma medical seats reserved for SC and ST candidates to rich people. The NDA got 44% vote share in the 2021 assembly elections and the alliance aims to “win 60% and 24 out of 30 seats in Puducherry in the next elections,” he added. Shah later met office-bearers of the BJP party’s Puducherry unit and in the afternoon chaired a meeting with Rangasamy, election in-charge and state in-charge of Karaikal, marking the beginning of seat-sharing talks.