Congress only talked about welfare of tribals to get their votes, but didn’t do anything for them: Home Minister Amit Shah
The Hindu
He was speaking at the ‘Gaurav Utsav’ organised in honour of tribal icons and erstwhile Gondwana Empire ruler Shankar Shah and his son Raghunath Shah at Garrison Ground in Jabalpur.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused the Opposition Congress of only talking about the welfare of tribals to get their votes without actually doing anything for them, and added that the BJP, on the other hand, was committed to the development of the community.
He was speaking at the ‘Gaurav Utsav’ organised in honour of tribal icons and erstwhile Gondwana Empire ruler Shankar Shah and his son Raghunath Shah at Garrison Ground in Jabalpur.
“Congress always talked about tribal welfare in a bid to get their votes, but did not do anything for their well-being. Their intention was to divide the tribal votes by fielding different parties and faces. But the BJP is committed and worked for the development tribals whenever it got the mandate,” he said.
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