Archive · 27 Sep 2026
Amit Shah challenges Congress over Rs 12 lakh crore corruption
Amit Shah criticized the earlier Congress-led government for alleged corruption.
He said the amount involved was Rs 12 lakh crore.
He compared that record with railway spending under Narendra Modi’s government.
Shah said Gujarat received much more railway funding under the current government.
The annual allocation reportedly rose from Rs 589 crore to Rs 17,366 crore.
He asked Congress leaders to discuss their record using figures.
His remarks were made at a railway programme in Ahmedabad.
The event also included several new railway projects and improvements.
Amit Shah accused the previous Congress-led UPA government of corruption worth Rs 12 lakh crore.
He said Gujarat’s annual railway allocation rose from Rs 589 crore in 2009-14 to Rs 17,366 crore in 2026-27.
The Railway Ministry described the increase in Gujarat’s allocation as more than 29 times.
The remarks came during a Sabarmati programme featuring railway projects, signalling works and station redevelopment.
Projects included a Rs 700-crore WAG-12 locomotive shed, Kavach commissioning and India’s first LNG-powered train launch.
- Who
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah, addressing Congress leaders and referring to the previous Congress-led UPA government.
- What
- Shah alleged Rs 12 lakh crore in corruption under the previous government and highlighted increased railway allocations for Gujarat.
- When
- Sunday; the comparison covered railway allocations for 2009-14 and 2026-27.
- Where
- Sabarmati Station in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
- Why
- Shah used railway spending and infrastructure projects to contrast the records of the previous government and the Narendra Modi government.
- Alleged corruption cited
- Rs 12 lakh crore during the previous Congress-led UPA government, according to Amit Shah.
- Gujarat allocation, 2009-14
- Rs 589 crore annually.
- Gujarat allocation, 2026-27
- Rs 17,366 crore annually.
- Reported increase
- More than 29 times, according to a Railway Ministry release.
- Locomotive shed cost
- Rs 700 crore for a WAG-12 maintenance shed.
- Other developments
- Kavach commissioning, automatic signalling, doubling of the Sabarmati-Sarkhej section and the launch of India’s first LNG-powered train.