Land mafia would be punished, Amit Shah tells RJD Chief Lalu Prasad
The Hindu
Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticizes Lalu Prasad, vows to punish land mafia, and highlights BJP's welfare work for backward classes in Bihar.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah made scathing remarks against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad during the Pichda-Ati Pichda Mahasammelan (Backward-Extremely Backward Conference) organised by the OBC (Other Backward Class) Morcha of the party at Patna’s Paliganj on March 9.
“Lalu Prasad ji can never do any welfare work for the Backward and Extremely Backward Classes; he can only do one work and that is grabbing their land. I want to warn RJD that once again a double-engine government has come into power in Bihar and the land mafia would be punished,” Mr. Shah said while addressing the gathering.
He further asserted that the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government will form a committee to investigate cases in which land of poor people has been grabbed. Mr. Shah said those found guilty would be sent to jail.
Mr. Shah also accused the RJD and Congress for neglecting Karpoori Thakur, who was recently awarded the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award by the Centre.
“The Congress and Lalu Prasad were in power in Centre for many years but never gave him respect. Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji gave Bharat Ratna to Jan Nayak [People’s Leader] Karpoori Thakur ji who was the messiah of the EBCs,” Mr. Shah said.
The jostling among the ruling and Opposition parties in Bihar to be recognised as successors of Thakur’s legacy in the run-up to the general election could be seen in the context of the recently held caste survey in the State.
According to the survey, Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) comprised the single biggest chunk of Bihar’s population at around 36%, followed by the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) at 27%, and the General Category at 15%. Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) were found to comprise 19.6% and 1.6% of the total population respectively.
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