{"id":22161,"date":"2025-10-31T04:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T04:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/tremors-should-be-felt-in-italy-amit-shah-slams-rahul-gandhi-over-chhath-puja-remark-elections-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T04:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T04:53:12","slug":"tremors-should-be-felt-in-italy-amit-shah-slams-rahul-gandhi-over-chhath-puja-remark-elections-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/tremors-should-be-felt-in-italy-amit-shah-slams-rahul-gandhi-over-chhath-puja-remark-elections-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Tremors Should Be Felt In Italy\u2019: Amit Shah Slams Rahul Gandhi Over Chhath Puja Remark | Elections News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9670810\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 31, 2025, 10:15 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9670810\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2674008127 asubttl-schema\">Amit Shah accused Rahul Gandhi of mocking Chhath Puja, praised Modi\u2019s Ayodhya temple work, lauded Nitish Kumar\u2019s governance, and announced new projects across Bihar districts.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgblu\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2674008127 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Amit Shah accused Rahul Gandhi of mocking Chhath Puja, praised Modi\u2019s Ayodhya temple work, lauded Nitish Kumar\u2019s governance, and announced new projects across Bihar districts.. (X\/@AmitShah)\" title=\"Amit Shah accused Rahul Gandhi of mocking Chhath Puja, praised Modi\u2019s Ayodhya temple work, lauded Nitish Kumar\u2019s governance, and announced new projects across Bihar districts.. (X\/@AmitShah)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2674008127\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Amit Shah accused Rahul Gandhi of mocking Chhath Puja, praised Modi\u2019s Ayodhya temple work, lauded Nitish Kumar\u2019s governance, and announced new projects across Bihar districts.. (X\/@AmitShah)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Patna\/Nalanda\/Lakhisarai\/Munger: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched a blistering attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of \u201cbetraying his maternal roots in Italy&#8221; by allegedly mocking the Chhath Puja festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Campaigning across four districts in poll-bound Bihar, Shah claimed the INDIA bloc would be \u201cwiped out&#8221; in the upcoming elections as the people of Bihar would \u201cavenge the insult to Chhathi Maiyya&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cRahul Baba said that Prime Minister Modi and others who worshipped Chhathi Maiyya were indulging in drama. His maternal roots are in Italy, and hence he is incapable of appreciating Indian sensibilities,&#8221; Shah said, urging voters to press the EVM button with such force that \u201cthe tremors are felt in Italy,&#8221; the Home Minister said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>\u2018INDIA Bloc Will Be Wiped Out\u2019<\/h3>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The former BJP president accused the Congress and its allies of disrespecting Hindu sentiments, recalling that Congress workers had earlier \u201churled abuses&#8221; at PM Modi\u2019s mother. He claimed that Bihar\u2019s voters would teach them a lesson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Shah also attacked the opposition over the Ram temple issue, alleging that the Congress had \u201cthwarted&#8221; the temple\u2019s construction for 70 years. He lauded the Modi government for completing the temple project in Ayodhya, calling it a \u201c500-year-old struggle&#8221; finally fulfilled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">He further highlighted ongoing projects in the state, saying that a modern Nalanda University is being developed, \u201cone that no marauder like Bakhtiyar Khilji will ever destroy.&#8221; He announced that PM Modi would perform the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">pran pratishtha<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> ceremony at Punaura Dham (believed to be Goddess Sita\u2019s birthplace) within two years, where a \u20b9850 crore redevelopment project is underway.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Nitish Ended Jungle Raj, RJD Wants to Bring It Back<\/h3>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Shah used his rallies to contrast Nitish Kumar\u2019s governance with that of Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi, claiming that Bihar had witnessed over 32,000 kidnappings and 12 massacres during their rule.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cNitish Kumar ended the jungle raj,&#8221; Shah said, adding that Tejashwi Yadav\u2019s RJD was trying to bring it back \u201cwith a new face&#8221;. He rubbished Tejashwi\u2019s claim that the NDA would \u201crecover&#8221; money given to women under welfare schemes, saying: \u201cNobody can dare to take that money back.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Shah claimed that in 20 years of Nitish Kumar\u2019s rule, \u201cmurders have dropped by 20 per cent while dacoities and kidnappings have declined by 80 per cent.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Promises, Attacks, and New Announcements<\/h3>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The Union Home Minister also announced that a medical college will be built in Lakhisarai in the name of Bihar\u2019s first Chief Minister, Shri Krishna Sinha, within the next two years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"13\" class=\"story_para_13\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">He praised the Modi government\u2019s development push, citing:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li style=\"font-weight:400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u20b918 lakh crore investment in roads, railways, and greenfield expressways,<\/span> <\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight:400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u20b99,500 crore revival of the Barauni fertiliser plant,<\/span> <\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight:400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u20b9900 crore worth of projects in Munger, and<\/span> <\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight:400\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">a GI tag for Katrani rice and the creation of a Makhana Board.<\/span> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"15\" class=\"story_para_15\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Shah also targeted the UPA, accusing it of scams worth \u20b912 lakh crore, while saying that \u201cno one can question PM Modi or Nitish Kumar on corruption.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"16\" class=\"story_para_16\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cWe will drive out infiltrators from Bihar who usurp poor people\u2019s food grains and jobs,&#8221; Shah said, crediting Modi for making India \u201csecure&#8221; through surgical strikes, the Balakot airstrike, and Operation Sindoor.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Political Reactions<\/h3>\n<p id=\"18\" class=\"story_para_18\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Shah\u2019s strong endorsement of Deputy Chief Ministers Vijay Kumar Sinha (BJP candidate from Lakhisarai) and Samrat Choudhary (contesting from Tarapur in Munger) drew attention. \u201cThey are on their way to become big men,&#8221; Shah said cryptically \u2014 a remark that sparked speculation about future leadership roles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"19\" class=\"story_para_19\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Congress leader Pawan Khera reacted on X, writing, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cOnly the Chief Minister is bigger than the Deputy CM. 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