BJP will never alter quota policy: Amit Shah

Begusarai: BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday said the party has never had any intention of making any changes in the reservation policy, and accused chief minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad of making wild statements to divert people’s attention from development and other key issues.
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Addressing a meeting of party workers from 11 Bihar districts, Shah called for sinking of differences over ticket distribution and work towards the victory of NDA candidates – an acknowledgement of internal issues flaring up during the process of ticket distribution.
Dubbing rival parties in the state as “pseudo-secular”, Shah said that since these parties can’t match BJP’s development agenda, they are trying to raise issues of identity politics that are past their sell-by dates.
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Describing Nitish as a “backstabber”, Shah said he broke away from the BJP for his own political aspirations. “He joined Lalu, the architect of 15-years jungle raj in Bihar. Nitish’s vision of development rests on the shoulders of Lalu, a symbol of under-development and lawlessness,” Shah said.
“The country under Narendra Modi is taking giant strides,” he said, adding, “There has been a dramatic change in the perception about the country at the international level. During Manmohan Singh’s tenure, even small countries seemed to rub us the wrong way.”