PM Modi Rally in West Bengal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday came down hard on both the Congress and Trinamool Congress over their appeasement politics. Addressing an election rally in Kolkata, PM Modi described Congress’ manifesto as ‘dhakosla patra’ which he said will expire on May 23, the date when Lok Sabha election counting will be held.
Earlier, speaking in Siliguri, PM Modi said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is acting as a speed breaker in the path of development of the state.
“‘Didi’ (Mamata Banerjee) speed breaker in the path of West Bengal’s development,” PM Modi said in a rally at Siliguri. “Speedbreaker Didi has not allowed people of Bengal to benefit from Ayushman Bharat scheme,” PTI quoted Modi as saying.
“I am waiting for this speed breaker to go so development can gather speed,” Modi said.
Modi also lashed out at the Congress party’s manifesto over promising reviewing of AFSPA that shields security forces from terrorists.
Earlier while addressing an election rally in Arunachal Pradesh’s Pasighat, Modi said that while one side there is a strong government which is committed to take the country to new heights, the other side is full of leaders who are only busy in spreading negativity and lies.
Modi said that his government wants to make Arunachal Pradesh and entire northeast gateway of East Asia.
“For new Arunachal Pradesh, our vision, is connectivity, resources and respect,” he said.
From Arunachal Pradesh, Modi traveled to West Bengal to address two election rallies. The first rally was held in north Bengal’s Siliguri and the second one at Kolkata’s iconic Brigade Parade Ground. PM Modi has so far addressed three rallies on Mamata Banerjee’s turf — in north Bengal’s Cooch Behar, in Dalit Matua community-dominated Thakurnagar in the North 24 Parganas and in West Bardhaman district’s industrial city Durgapur.
The Prime Minister’s rallies in Banerjee’s bastion is likely to give a big push to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign for the Lok Sabha election in the state where it is looking for 22-plus seats. The eastern state has 42 parliamentary seats where polling will be held in seven different phases between April 11 and May 19.
In 2014, the Trinamool Congress-led by Banerjee had won 34 seats. The BJP and Left had won two seats each while the Left pocketed four seats.
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Addressing his second rally earlier in the day in Arunachal Pradesh, the prime minister Narendra Modi cited the Congress manifesto for the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, and said it had promised that every house would have electricity by 2009.
"However, till 2014 around 18,000 houses were unelectrified... Just like them (the Congress), their manifesto is corrupt and full of lies. Therefore, it should be called hypocrisy document, not a manifesto," PTI quoted Modi as saying.
Modi also took on the Congress over its manifesto that talks about reviewing some clauses of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), saying it acts like a 'shield' for the security forces in the fight against terrorists.
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Attacking the Congress over its manifesto, PM Modi said, "Just like them, their manifesto is corrupt and full of lies. Therefore, it should be called hypocrisy document, not a manifesto." He said that in their 2004 manifesto, the Congress stated that every house would have electricity by 2009. "However, till 2014 around 18,000 houses were unelectrified," he said.
PM Modi told the crowd in Pasighat that every house in Arunachal Pradesh has been illuminated with electricity after 70 years of independence.
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Attacking the Congress, Modi said that while one side there is a government which is working for the welfare of poor, the parties on the other side are are spreading lies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently addressing an election rally in Pasighar of Arunachal Pradesh. Modi said that the BJP government has electrified all villages in the state because people voted it to power with majority.
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The Bharatiya Janaya Party is looking to bag 22-plus seats in West Bengal this election. The state has 42 parliamentary seats. In 2014, the BJP had won just two seats. Since then, the BJP has gained immensely in the state. In the recently held panchay polls, the BJP's good show has given a hope to its leaders to improve tally in the general election.
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Polling in the first phase will be held on April 11 across 91 parliamentary seats in 20 states. North Bengal's two seats -- Cooch Behar and Alipurduar will go to vote in the first phase. CHECK COMPLETE LIST OF 91 CONSTITUENCIES
PM Narendra Modi will address election rallies in Siliguri and Kolkata on Wednesday. He has so far addressed the elections rallies in Cooch Behar, Thakurnagar and Durgapur.