New Delhi, Oct 12 (UNI) Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday hit out at union Home Minister Amit Shah for attributing the rise in the Muslim population to “infiltration,” calling the remark divisive and asking what the Home Minister had been doing for the last 11 years.
Taking to platform X, Khera responded sharply, accusing Shah of attempting to polarize voters ahead of the upcoming elections.
Khera questioned the effectiveness of Shah’s office as Home Minister, asking, “If the Muslim population has, as he claims, risen ‘due to infiltration’, what exactly was the Minister of Home Affairs doing for the last 11 years?” He highlighted the stark contrast in deportation numbers under Congress and BJP governments, stating that Congress deported 88,792 Bangladeshi nationals between 2005-2013, while the BJP government deported less than 10,000 in 11 years.
Khera also pointed out that Shah’s post was quickly deleted, suggesting that the Home Minister realized his comments had backfired. “He quickly realised that he is also the Home Minister and the boomerang he had aimed at Muslims had turned around and found him. So, his post was immediately deleted. But that doesn’t delete the truth,” Khera said, accusing the BJP of boasting and making empty claims.
The controversy surrounding Shah’s remarks has sparked a heated debate about the role of the Home Minister and the government’s approach to addressing population growth and immigration issues.
