<p class="title">BJP president Amit Shah Monday lashed out at the Congress, accusing the grand old party of trying to "defame" Hindus by giving them a terror tag.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Rahul (Gandhi) Baba's party attempted to link Hindu community with terrorism. It was a bid to defame Hindus across the world," Shah said, addressing a rally in Paralakhemundi under the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency, which will go to polls in the first phase on April 11.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hitting out at the Congress, the BJP chief said thousands, including Swami Aseemanandji, were recently acquitted in the Samjhauta Express blast case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Unfortunately, the then Congress government compromised with national security by allowing the real culprits in the case to go scot-free. These people have no concern for national security," Shah said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He called upon people to oust the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha to ensure a corruption-free administration.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shah alleged that corruption is rampant under the BJD rule in the state, which needs a "young chief minister" for speedy development.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The BJD govt adopted a step-motherly approach towards west and central Odisha, for which these parts remained backward. People of the state need to overthrow the current dispensation and ensure a second term for Narendra Modi as PM," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shah also accused Chief Minister Patnaik of failing to learn Odia in 19 years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"People must choose an Odia-speaking CM this time," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The assembly and the Lok Sabha polls in the state will be held simultaneously in four phases on April 11, 18, 23 and 29.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BJP has set a target of winning at least 120 of the 147 assembly seats in Odisha. </p>
<p class="title">BJP president Amit Shah Monday lashed out at the Congress, accusing the grand old party of trying to "defame" Hindus by giving them a terror tag.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Rahul (Gandhi) Baba's party attempted to link Hindu community with terrorism. It was a bid to defame Hindus across the world," Shah said, addressing a rally in Paralakhemundi under the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency, which will go to polls in the first phase on April 11.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hitting out at the Congress, the BJP chief said thousands, including Swami Aseemanandji, were recently acquitted in the Samjhauta Express blast case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Unfortunately, the then Congress government compromised with national security by allowing the real culprits in the case to go scot-free. These people have no concern for national security," Shah said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He called upon people to oust the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha to ensure a corruption-free administration.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shah alleged that corruption is rampant under the BJD rule in the state, which needs a "young chief minister" for speedy development.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The BJD govt adopted a step-motherly approach towards west and central Odisha, for which these parts remained backward. People of the state need to overthrow the current dispensation and ensure a second term for Narendra Modi as PM," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shah also accused Chief Minister Patnaik of failing to learn Odia in 19 years.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"People must choose an Odia-speaking CM this time," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The assembly and the Lok Sabha polls in the state will be held simultaneously in four phases on April 11, 18, 23 and 29.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BJP has set a target of winning at least 120 of the 147 assembly seats in Odisha. </p>