UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Narendra Modi Government has laid a strong foundation for the eradication of corruption from the country, while alleging that the previous Congress-led UPA Government was involved in scams worth Rs 12 lakh crore.

Besides the Congress, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader also launched a scathing attack on the National Conference (NC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and asked who will take responsibility for the death of 42,000 people due to terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.

 

Shah also dubbed as a “photo session” the meeting of Opposition leaders in Patna, and said their unity is nearly

impossible and they will face drubbing in the next Lok Sabha polls. Referring to the Opposition meet underway in Bihar’s capital, Shah said, “A photo session is happening in Patna. All the Opposition leaders have come together on a single platform to convey a message that they will challenge BJP, NDA and Modi (in 2024),” he said.

 

Shah said a new Jammu and Kashmir is in the making after the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution in 2019, with a 70-per cent decline in terror acts and stone-pelting almost done away with.

Later in the day, Shah met the survivors of a terrorist attack on a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir in January this year and assured them of government support, officials said. Seven persons were killed and 14 injured when terrorists struck Dhangri village in Rajouri on January 1. While five persons were killed in firing by terrorists.

, two children lost their lives when an improvised explosive device (IED) which was left behind by the fleeing terrorists exploded the next morning.