New Delhi:

Countering Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s declare that of the 90 secretaries within the authorities of India, solely three belong to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) neighborhood, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday mentioned that it’s the authorities that runs the nation, not the secretaries.

“One of my colleagues (Rahul Gandhi) was saying that of the people who run the country, only three are from the OBC category. Now who will make him understand that it is the government that runs the country, not the secretaries,” Amit Shah mentioned within the Lok Sabha.

In a pointy assault on Rahul Gandhi and the Opposition events, Amit Shah mentioned that these claiming to talk for OBCs ought to know that it’s the BJP who gave an OBC prime minister.

“Our Constitution says that the policy of the country will be decided only by the cabinet and the Parliament. You (Rahul Gandhi) are not here to listen, but I want to tell you that 29 per cent of MPs in our party belong to the OBC community. If you want to do a comparison, just come to us. And in our union cabinet, there are 29 ministers, who belong to the community. Out of 1358 MLAs, there are 365 MLAs in our party who belong to the OBC category… You speak about the OBCs, but it was the BJP who gave this country a PM from the OBC community,” Amit Shah mentioned.

Rahul Gandhi, who spoke within the Lower House simply earlier than Mr Shah claimed that there are solely three secretaries within the authorities of India from the OBC neighborhood.

“I was shocked to find out that out of 90 secretaries in the government of India, only three are OBCs. These secretaries only control five per cent of the budget. If the country’s budget is Rs 44 lakh crore then Rs 2.4 lakh crore controls it,” Rahul Gandhi mentioned.

Speaking in regards to the issues from the Opposition about OBC illustration, delimitation, and the delay in implementation of the Bill, Amit Shah mentioned the invoice will probably be applied quickly after the census and delimitation after the elections.

“Census and delimitation exercises will be conducted soon after the elections, and women will have a greater voice in the Parliament,” he added.

Further, questioning the intent of the earlier authorities for not passing the Bill, Amit Shah mentioned, “This is the fifth attempt to bring the women’s quota bill. From Devegowda ji to Manmohan Singh ji, four attempts were made to bring this bill… What was the reason this bill was not passed?” he requested.

Amit Shah additionally talked in regards to the women-centric initiatives the Modi authorities has launched ever because it took energy.

“Women’s security, respect, and equal participation have been the life force of government since PM Modi took the oath of office,” he mentioned, enumerating schemes similar to free LPG cylinders, Mahila Samman Savings scheme, maternity go away and Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao as initiatives which have empowered girls.

“Congress ruled for over five decades in this country, but there were 11 crore families who were deprived of toilets. They gave the ‘Gareebi Hatao’ slogan but couldn’t make any arrangements for the poor. When a house doesn’t have a toilet, then the most affected ones are the daughters, sisters, and mothers,” he additional mentioned.

The Home Minister additionally mentioned that the Women’s Reservation Bill will make sure the participation of girls in decision-making, and policy-making within the nation.

“We have disappointed women four times before. We have to rise above politics now… Today, I want to urge the Treasury and Opposition that we should unite on this new beginning and with consensus amend the Constitution to give reservation to women,” he mentioned, including that passage of the invoice will mark the beginning of a brand new period.