Where are 40 lakh immigrants, Digvijaya asks Amit Shah, BJP leaders
Indore, Sep 7: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah used to claim that there were 40 lakh illegal immigrants in Assam, which was belied by the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
The BJP-led government at the Centre was misleading the public on the issue, the Rajya Sabha member said here.
"Shah used to say there are 40 lakh immigrants (in Assam). Now, where are these immigrants?" Singh said.
The final NRC, published on August 31, left out 19 lakh people for lack of proof of Indian citizenship.
"You should also ask Kailash Vijayvargiya (BJP general secretary), Shah's number two, where are these 40 lakh immigrants?" Singh said.
"It is their (BJP) old habit of creating confusion across the country by doing politics on the basis of religion," he said.
Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's `Fit India Campaign', the Congress leader said, "The economy is in a bad shape due to the prime minister's wrong decisions, new investments are not coming and people are losing jobs.
"But without worrying about the economy, he is spinning a new slogan every day.
"We are very happy that the prime minister is worried about the health of people. But we are already healthy. I have been doing yoga for almost 50 years and don't need to learn this from anybody else," the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister said.
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TN CM Vijay calls fuel price hike ‘unacceptable’, seeks rollback
Chennai (PTI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday slammed the increase of Rs 3 per litre in petrol and diesel prices, calling it "unacceptable", and demanded its immediate rollback, claiming the revision would affect various sections of society.
He said oil marketing companies do not reduce prices in line with global crude price trends and "take the profits".
"Union government oil marketing companies have increased the price of petrol and diesel by Rs 3 per litre. This is not acceptable," Vijay said in a statement.
The hike has been effected after the "five-state polls" (four states and one union territory), he added.
This price rise will largely affect the income of the poor and middle class using two-wheelers and small vehicles, as well as others dependent on vehicles for their livelihood, the CM said.
It will ultimately result in an increase in the prices of daily commodities and also "affect the purchasing power of the poor," he added.
Citing the chain effect of the price revision, such as increased input costs for small units, he said it could lead to a "slowdown" in the market and exports.
"Therefore, I urge the union government to immediately roll back the price hike that will affect the poor and middle-class people and SMEs," Vijay added.
Global crude oil prices have surged more than 50 per cent since US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 and Tehran’s subsequent retaliation, which disrupted energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global oil shipments.
Petrol and diesel prices are now at their highest level since May 2022.
