Shah further said, "I have nothing to do with Ishrat Jahan encounter. How can a Gujarat minister call in an IB man working under the UPA government? Was I so powerful?"
On electoral prospects, Amit Shah, who is in charge of the party in UP, said, "I can say definitely, BJP will emerge as the largest party from UP, and the second party will be at least 20 seats behind. The Samajwadi Party will be obliterated".
Shah refuted allegations that it was he who was injecting communalism in UP politics with the riots in Muzaffarnagar.
"I did not go to Muzaffarnagar, I did not go even to the neighbouring districts. The main incident could have been resolved by applying CrPC (Criminal Procedure code), but police did not take action."
