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Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday claimed that the Congress was moving forward with the “agenda of the Muslim League” and that it was planning a “separate law for minorities”.
Addressing a public rally in Chhattisgarh’s Bemetara district, Shah said: “They (Congress) have said they will make a separate law for minorities. Tell me, should the country function on the basis of Sharia? Should triple talaq be reintroduced?”
“Rahul baba (Congress leader Rahul Gandhi), neither the people will elect you, nor will triple talaq be reintroduced. We will not allow anyone to touch CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act), triple talaq and (abrogation of) Article 370,” he said.
Bemetara is part of Durg Lok Sabha constituency which goes to poll on May 7.
Campaigning for BJP’s Durg candidate Vijay Baghel, the Home Minister blamed the Congress for the death of Bhuneshwar Sahu, a resident of Biranpur who was killed in a communal clash near his residence in 2023. His father Ishwar Sahu, with no political background, won the Assembly election from Saja constituency on a BJP ticket last November.
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