‘People trust Modi govt’: Shah targets Opposition over no-confidence motion
Hindustan TimesUnion home minister Amit Shah hit out at the Opposition on Wednesday, saying the no-confidence motion was meant to sow confusion and added that while the Opposition may not have trust in the Narendra Modi government, the people of India do. Shah gave data to show during 2006-13, the then United Progressive Alliance government seized 152,000 kgs of drugs while the Narendra Modi government, during 2014-22, seized 7.3 million kgs. “Similarly, cases filed increased from 1,257 to 3,700, arrests from 1,363 to 5,400 and the value of seized drugs from Rs.768 crore to Rs.18,000 crore,” the home minister said. The home minister said that after 33 years, cinema halls reopened in Kashmir, night shows and the Shikara festival began, and 18 million tourists visited the Valley last year.