Union Minister Shah said support and love for Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "much higher today than it was in December 2013" and asserted that the BJP would win a clear majority and need no one's help to form the government in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the delay in implementing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) after the government pushed it through Parliament despite protests was due to the Covid situation.
"…… But there is no question of going back on it," he said in an interview to a TV channel.
Answering questions, he said the BJP would win a clear majority and need no one's help to form the government in Uttar Pradesh.
"All we need would be constructive support of Opposition parties to run the government, for which we would need the BSP and the Samajwadi Party as well," said Shah.
He said his travel across UP for electioneering works in the last few weeks revealed that the Yogi Adityanath government had won "the hearts of the people". Shah also mentioned that support and love for Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "much higher today than it was in December 2013".
On Rahul Gandhi's observations on the NDA government's foreign policy and Kashmir policy, the Home Minister said: "Rahul Gandhi does not know the history of this country. He does not know what happened in 1962 and because of whom."
The Home Minister asserted: "The Modi government has given a strong reply to every challenge posed by China."
On the Hijab row in Karnataka educational institutions, the Union Home Minister said: "It is my personal belief that people of all religions should accept a school's dress code." But he hastened to add that the issue is now before the court. "Whatever the court decides should be followed by all," he maintained.
On UP elections and some campaign lines, he said, "I don't think this election is about Muslims or Yadavs or Hindus. Yogiji may have spoken about vote percentages but not about Muslims vs Hindus… Voting pattern can't be termed polarisation," Shah said.
