Shah slams 'anti-backward' Congress-JMM combine

Amit Shah was addressing an election rally in Jharkhand's Baghmara Assembly constituency

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

In a scathing attack, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday hit out at the opposition INDIA bloc for its "anti-tribal" and "anti-reservation" policies, while promising development and welfare initiatives under the BJP rule.

He was addressing an election rally in Jharkhand's Baghmara Assembly constituency.

Amid debates over the implementation of uniform civil code (UCC), he asserted that the policy would indeed be implemented in Jharkhand but it won't affect the tribals as claimed by the Congress and its allies.

"These people (JMM, Congress, RJD) are spreading the lie that if UCC comes, tribals will face problems," he said.

"We have decided that UCC will definitely come to Jharkhand and it will come to stop infiltration, but our tribals will be kept out of the ambit of UCC."

Shah also criticized Congress, calling it "an anti-reservation party," adding that it seeks to redirect backward class and Dalit reservations to Muslims.