Summary:
Ludhiana, Feb 13 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said only the BJP-led alliance can secure Punjab and uproot drugs from the state, even as he made a sharp attack against Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal.
Shah, in his first public rally for the February 20 state assembly polls, hit out at the Congress over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and accused Congress leaders of being involved in killing of Sikhs in Delhi.
He also raised the issue of religious conversion of Sikhs and Hindus in the state and lambasted the Channi-led government for "failing" to check this practice.
Shah also recalled the sacrifices made by the people of Punjab during the freedom struggle and also praised the state for contributing immensely towards making the country self-sufficient in foodgrain production.
Addressing the rally, he said it is only the BJP-led alliance that can secure Punjab, while questioning the ability of rival parties to do so.
Hitting out at Channi, the Congress" chief ministerial candidate, Shah said, "Channi sahib you are dreaming of forming another government.