On Sunday, PM Modi looked to take the fight back to Congress as he hit back against their jibe that he worked only for rich industrialists.
On Sunday, PM Modi looked to take the fight back to Congress as he hit back against their jibe that he worked only for rich industrialists.
Speaking in Vadodara, he called the city special saying he would never the forget the way he got support in 2014. He said the 2017 Gujarat elections was a battle between ‘development agenda’ of BJP and ‘destructive politics’ of Congress. He claimed that the law-and-order situation under Congress was bad in Gujarat, and that BJP had given importance to Shanti, Ekta and Sadbhavana.
He targeted the Congress leaders for meeting the Chinese leaders during the Doklam standoff, as he said, “When our soldiers were fighting in Doklam, Congress leaders were meeting the Chinese Ambassador. When asked why, he said - to get a sense of what is happening in Doklam. Now, you tell me - in such times should we trust our authorities more or the Chinese.”
Brushing aside allegations that his government was for the rich he, said: “My Government is for the poor. I can't understand the lies Congress keeps saying. When we build a state of the art bus terminus for Vadodara, do we do it because Mukesh Ambani, Tata or Birla uses it? No. We make this to serve the poor. Our lives are devoted to serving the poor.”
He added: “During demonetisation the nation stood with me. They embraced short term pain for long term gain. Congress leaders got worried because everything that they accumulated has gone. We give gas connections...are Ambanis, Adanis and Tatas the beneficiaries’ No, the poor are. Congress should stop their lies and focus on development issues. When the Government of India is building toilets, we are not building them for the rich. We are doing this for the poor.”
He went on to say: “I will never allow anything wrong to happen in this nation. Important to safeguard the rights of the poor and middle class.”
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a dig at the Congress Party by saying that there are some people in Delhi, whose sole Mission is 'Parivar Bachao.'
‘There are some people in Delhi whose sole Mission is 'Parivar Bachao', ‘Rahul Bachao’. These are the same people who, in an hour of voting yesterday, started saying the EVMs are hacked thanks to bluetooths! Some logic this is,’ the Prime Minster said while addressing a public gathering at Kaalol in Gujarat.
Yesterday, Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia complained of bluetooth connection in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in Gujarat’s Porbandar.
Modhwadia had alleged that Porbandar's Sharda Mandir booth number 145, 146 and 147 voting machines were connected to other devices through bluetooth.
Continuing his tirade at the Congress, Prime Minister Modi said, ‘The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is fighting these elections on the issue of development. The Congress is back to their old tricks. A generational shift has not brought in a new political culture for the party. They rely on their same divide and rule politics.’
‘When I first stated my intent to ensure electrification of villages in Gujarat, the state Congress leaders mocked me. They said it can never happen, they also asked me- you have not headed a Panchayat how can you promise this’ We proved them wrong, ensured villages get power,’ he added.
The Prime Minister also said with the mantra of Shanti (peace), Ekta (unity) and Sadbhavana (goodwill), the BJP government has taken Gujarat to new heights of progress.
‘With the mantra of Shanti, Ekta and Sadbhavana, the BJP government has taken Gujarat to new heights of progress,’ he stated.
The first phase of polling took place yesterday and recorded a voter turnout of 68 percent.
The second-phase voting will be held on December 14. The votes will be counted on December 18.
The Congress is eyeing to dethrone the BJP government in the state.
The last Congress government in Gujarat was led by Chhabildas Mehta from February 17, 1994 to March 13, 1995.
With inputs from agencies
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