AMRITSAR : Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, BJP’s national president Amit Shah tried to stir up emotions during his Punjab visit by hailing the valour of Punjab’s jawans who laid down their lives for the nation.

He also took credit of putting perpetrators of 1984 anti Sikh riots behind bars and opening of Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan for Hindu and Sikhs of India.

Shah was here on Sunday to attend a Karyakarta Sammelan.

Later while addressing the gathering, Shah claimed that only Narendra Modi government had the guts and determination to give befitting reply to Pakistan’s temerity and urged the people of Punjab to give another chance to the Modi-led BJP government .

“Punjab is always on forefronts when it comes to defending the borders of nation” said Shah who didn’t forget to take names of all the four CRPF personals from Punjab who achieved martyrdom during February 14 Pulwama terror attack.

Assuring their family members, Shah reiterated that crores of BJP workers were with the grieving families during their trying times. He reiterated that their martyrdom wouldn’t go in vain but BJP government would teach terrorists a strong lesson .

While talking about anti Sikh riots of 1984, he said Modi government not only formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to inquire into the 1984 anti Sikh riots, but also gave Rs 5 lakh each to the victims. He said for thirty years none of the perpetrators of the anti Sikh riots were put behind bars but now Sajjan Kumar was in jail.

About Kartarpur corridor, he said Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu boasts of taking credit for Kartarpur corridor but the fact was that he allegedly belittled the country’s name by embracing Pakistan army chief who was responsible for killing of Indian jawan’s.

“You didn’t bring Kartarpur Sahib instead your party gave Kartarpur Sahib to Pakistan during partition , it is Modi government who has brought the Kartarpur Sahib and gave an opportunity to Hindu’s and Sikh’s to pay obeisance in the Gurdwara “ he said.

Shah also recalled how the farmers of Punjab made the state a granary of nation and self sufficient with their arduous labour .

Stating that both Narendra Modi and Arun Jaitley had special affection for Punjab in their hearts, he said BJP government had given maximum funds for the development of Punjab while the state’s Congress government had done nothing but stopped the development projects initiated by SAD-BJP government in the state. “Raja Sahib apnay saray kay saray vikas kai karya band karwa diyae (Raja Sahib , you have stopped all the development works” said Shah.

He said that since elections were nearing so Punjab chief minister has become a bit vocal, he had not only started going to office but had also started complaining that Centre government didn’t do this , didn’t do that.

He instead questioned Punjab chief minister “Captain sahib, you ask for our accountability but what about the slew of pre-poll promises made by you , what happened to your promise of eradicating menace of drugs in one month after forming government, farmers debt “. He said government had to waive off farmers debt to the tune of Rs 90000 crore but the state government waived off only Rs 1800 crore.

