Amit Shah calls BJP opponents snakes, dogs; backtracks in an hour: Updates

Launching BJP's election campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, party president Amit Shah on Friday urged party workers to take a pledge to ensure it retained power with full majority

Marking the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) 38th foundation day, BJP President Amit Shah today made stinging remarks against the opposition parties by equating them to "snakes, mongooses, dogs, and cats". Shah said the opposition parties are trying to unite to take on the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections 2019. Later, he said his intention was not to equate Opposition parties to animals. Shah also urged party workers to take a pledge to ensure that the BJP retained power with full majority to help achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of 'New India'. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was slated to