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Maha: Shah attacks Rahul Gandhi, says Congress will never come back to power for 30 years

Mumbai, Nov 15 (UNI) union Home Minister Amit Shah who began his two-day tour of Pune today, attacked Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly defaming India's development story and predicted that the Congress will never come to power for the next 30 years, if it follows Rahul Gandhi's present path.
Speaking at the National Heavy Engineering Cooperative Limited (NHEC) plant in Talegaon Dabhade after he presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of the NHEC Multi-State Cooperative Society project, he said, "I have a word of advice for Rahul Gandhi -- you won't come to power by maligning India at international platforms."
"If you wish to come to power, then stop travelling abroad and start visiting Indian villages. Perhaps you'll get your turn someday. What you're doing now is maligning Narendra Modi, whose leadership the entire world praises, as well as India's great development journey," he said.
Shah warned Congress workers that their party will never come back to power for 30 years, if they follow Rahul Gandhi's path.
"I wish to tell Congress workers that if you follow this path, you will never come to power for 30 years. How can anybody defame India and the Prime Minister of India in this manner? The entire country wants Rahul Gandhi to come down to earth and visit the villages, But I know that you will go on a foreign trip again in a few days. Your ambition for power will not be fulfilled this way," he suggested.
Condemning Rahul Gandhi for allegedly defaming India globally, Shah said, "I strongly condemn Rahul Gandhi's attempt to defame India, India's development story, India's democracy, and the Prime Minister of India at international fora, and I urge the people of India to respond to this in the coming elections."
The minister claimed that the Congress has been venting its frustration after three consecutive electoral defeats.
"Just two days ago, the Congress party held the Bharat Summit 2026 in Hyderabad. Leftist propagandists from across the country were invited to that event. By expressing anti-India views at the international conference, Rahul Gandhi has discredited India globally," he remarked.
Shah said that the Congress was given a mandate to rule for 10 years when the party allegedly indulged in scams worth Rs 12 lakh crore.
"Then they made Narendra Modi the Prime Minister. In 12 years, Modi has not been accused of even a single paisa of corruption," he said.
Shah further said that regardless of whether it is the agriculture sector or industrial development, reaching the South Pole of the moon, creating a startup ecosystem, revitalising the railways, expanding from 76 airports to 150 airports, establishing the largest metro railway network, implementing a new education policy, or creating a Ministry of Cooperation, all of these happened in a span of 12 years under the leadership of PM Modi, he added.
Earlier in day, Shah arrived here for his scheduled two-day visit to Pune and was warmly received at the Pune Airport tarmac at 2 pm in the afternoon by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, who greeted him with folded hands alongside a flower bouquet.
Shah visited the residence of BJP MP Murlidhar Mohol who represents the Pune Lok Sabha constituency, where Mohol's family members welcomed him in the traditional Maharashtrian way with a lighted lamp.
According to official sources, union Home Minister's Pune itinerary was revised, and his scheduled public events which were originally planned for Sunday, November 15, were rescheduled to Monday, November 16.
Sources said that Shah's scheduled engagements on Monday, November 16, include flagging off the Pune Rashtriya Ekta Daud (Run for Unity) event starting from Alka Talkies Chowk.
He is scheduled to virtually inaugurate the Western Regional Office of the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies (CRCS) as well as launch the Bharat Taxi service for Pune.
At the request of Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar, Shah is scheduled to unveil the statue of the late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at Pune Zilla Parishad premises at Yashwantrao Chavan Bhavan on Wellesley Road, tomorrow.
He will also attend the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Bharat Forge at Mundhwa, another event at the Bharatiya Jain Sangathan at Senapati Bapat Marg, besides an event organised at the Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal (BISM).
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