Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, amid the ongoing high-pitched election campaign, has said that the fight in these Lok Sabha polls is between 'Vote for Jihad' and 'Vote for Vikas'. The Union Minister was addressing the people of Telangana in Bhongir.
"I am glad to be present here in Telangana... I heartily welcome all of you. Today, our country is witnessing the biggest festival of democracy. The ensuing elections here represent a fight between 'Vote for Jihad' and 'Vote for Vikas' mission," Amit Shah said.
The 2024 election is Rahul Gandhi vs Narendra Modi and that it is a contest between vote for development and "vote for jihad", the Home Minister said.
Addressing the poll rally in Bhongir, he said the election is between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Bharatiya guarantee" against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's "Chinese guarantee".
Describing the Congress, BRS and AIMIM as a triangle of appeasement, he said the parties don't let Ram Navami procession to take place and that they also oppose CAA.
"These people don't allow the celebration of 'Hyderabad Liberation Day' (September 17). These people oppose CAA. These people want to run Telangana on the basis of Sharia and Quran," he said.
Telangana has a total of 17 Lok Sabha seats including Adilabad, Peddapalle, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Zahirabad, Medak, Malkajgiri, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Chevella, Mahbubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Bhongir, Warangal, Mahabubabad, and Khammam.
Among all these constituencies, the contest in Hyderabad is going to be a must-watch as its BJP's Madhavi Latha versus AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi.
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