Mafia rule will return with Samajwadi Party regime: Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah said at a public meeting in western Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday that a Samajwadi Party government would spell an end to development and a return to mafia rule, slamming the main opposition party yet again ahead of the assembly election.

"Akhilesh Yadav (SP chief) will play a game of red light-green light. He will show red light to development and green light to mafias," Shah said in Aligarh.

"UP became a mafia centre under bua-bhateeja rule of SP, BSP. Now mafias are present at three locations only, either out of UP, in jail, or as an SP candidate," he said, taking a swipe at SP candidates Azam Khan and Mukhtar Ansari.


Shah campaigned in Aligarh, Atrauli and Badayun. His first stop on Wednesday was Atrauli, the bastion of former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh from where Singh's grandson, Sandeep Singh, is contesting for the second time. Shah started his speech by mentioning Singh as his political guru. "When I became the general secretary of UP, I sought time from Babuji (Kalyan Singh) and he taught me UP's politics like a child," he said.

Shah has been constantly taking on SP on the law and order situation during their government and on Wednesday he again attacked Akhilesh Yadav over the same. "UP became a mafia centre under bua-bhateeja rule of SP, BSP. Now mafias are present at three locations only, either out of UP, in jail, or as an SP candidate," Shah said, taking a jibe at Azam Khan and Mukhtar Ansari.In Aligarh, Shah said that under the BJP government the lock industry has been revived under one district one product scheme of the state. Shah also did door-to-door campaigning in Badaun.

On Thursday, Shah will address three public meetings in Anupshahr, Dibai and Loni in Ghaziabad. He will also attend a door-to-door campaign in Loni in favour of party candidate Nand Kishor Gurjar.