Amit Shah: 'Bahubalis' have no impact in UP now

Chitrakoot/Pratapgarh (UP): BJP president Amit Shah on Monday accused the Opposition of giving tickets to musclemen in Uttar Pradesh, asserting that their presence would not have any impact as the Adityanath government had been acting “tough” against them.

Mr Shah alleged that goons of the BSP and the SP used to work as land mafias, claiming that ever since the “anti-land mafia squads” had been set up by the government led by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, the encroachment or illegal occupation of houses or land had stopped.

Addressing rallies in Chitrakoot and Pratapgarh district, Mr Shah said: “The people from the ‘grand adulteration’ have given tickets to ‘bahubalis’ (musclemen) in Uttar Pradesh, but such strongmen do not have an impact here.” The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been referring to the Opposition alliance as “mahamilavat” (grand adulteration).