Gujarat Election: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed a crowd in Surat on Monday. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a gathering in Gujarat’s Surendranagar on Monday. The PM, who is on the third day of his visit to the state, is scheduled to address two more election campaigns for the upcoming Gujarat elections that are scheduled in December. Elections to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly will be held in two phases – December 1 and December 5. The results will be declared on December 8, along with the results of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. PM Modi is currently addressing a series of ‘Vijay Sankalp Sammelans’ for the ruling BJP in the poll-bound state since Saturday.
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Opposition Congress is also trying to wrest control from the BJP in the state which has seen the rule of the saffron party for 27 years. Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who is currently undertaking the Bharat Jodo Yatra since September 7, also addressed rallies in Gujarat. This will be the Wayanad MP’s second visit to Gujarat in two-and-a-half-months and the first to campaign for the state elections. He had last visited the state on September 5, when he addressed a gathering of booth-level party workers in Ahmedabad.
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Gujarat Election 2022 Live: PM Narendra Modi addressed rallies in Surendranagar and Bharuch, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed rally in Surat’s Mahuva.
While past Congress candidates left tribals to fend for themselves in Gujarat, it was BJP, after coming to power, resolved their issues such as education, health, malnutrition and employment among others: PM Modi In Jambusar
Otherwise, why was there no separate ministry for tribals until Atal Bihari Vajpayee became prime minister? It was Ataljee's government at the Centre which carved out a separate ministry and allocated a budget for their welfare. Even today, Congress leaders make fun of me for wearing tribal attire: PM Modi.
For a very long time, Congress leaders remained unaware of the existence of tribals in India. Weren't they living here since the days of Lord Ram and Lord Krishna?.. Weren't they part of the 1857 mutiny? Tribals did so many things for this country. But, Congress leaders never knew that Adivasis exist: PM Modi in Jambusar in Bharuch district
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a swipe at Congress in Bharuch district saying its leaders remained oblivious to tribals for a very long time even though tribals have been living in the country since the days of Lord Ram and Lord Krishna.
“They want you to live in the jungle, but do not stop there. After that, they start taking the jungle from you. If it continues like this, then in another 5-10 years, all the jungles will be in the hands of two-three industrialists, and you will have no place to live, and won't get education, health and jobs,” says Rahul Gandhi in Mahuva. (PTI)
“They call you 'vanvasi'. They do not say you are the first owners of India, but that you live in the jungle. Do you see the difference? It means they do not want you to live in cities, they do not want that your children become engineers, doctors, learn to fly planes, speak English,” says Rahul. (PTI)
Rahul Gandhi, in his first election rally in poll-bound Gujarat, while addressing a gathering of tribals at Mahuva in Surat district said they are the first owners of the country and claimed the BJP was working to take away their rights.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will campaign in Gujarat on 26-27 November, reports ANI.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met cricketer Ravindra Jadeja and his wife and BJP candidate from Jamnagar North Rivaba Jadeja at Jamnagar airport.
Gujarat | Union Home Minister Amit Shah met cricketer Ravindra Jadeja and his wife & BJP candidate from Jamnagar North Rivaba Jadeja at Jamnagar airport.#GujaratElections2022 pic.twitter.com/7QGBHcEFYu
— ANI (@ANI) November 21, 2022
“I know it is a tough job to deliver 24 hours electricity from house to house in Gujarat, but I have been made to do tough work. I work hard and show it by working,” says PM Modi in Surendranagar
“Surendranagar benefitted from Narmada project,” says PM Modi.
PM Modi says, “Gujarat people will wipe the Congress completely”. He adds, “Narmada Dam project is biggest project of state.”
“Grateful to the sisters and brothers of Surendranagar for their immense affection,” says PM Modi in Surendranagar
“Opposition to BJP Govt this time wasn't there the last time. People are agitated. Entire country saw the mismanagement during COVID, especially in the state which was strong even before independence,” says Gehlot in Surat. (ANI). Rahul Gandhi will be campaigning in Surat district today.
“There was Morbi incident. We demanded a fair probe by a sitting or retired judge of HC. But it didn't happen. Gujarat HC took suo moto cognisance. People died due to illicit liquor. Govt's politics of gimmicks is not going to work, there will be surprising results,” says Ashok Gehlot. (ANI)
Arvind Kejriwal will be holding a roadshow in Gujarat's Amreli today.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address two public rallies at Mahuva in Surat district and in Rajkot city on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Gujarat election campaign schedule for the day
-Dhrangadhra in Surendranagar district
-Jambusar in Bharuch district and
-Navsari city
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On Sunday, PM Modi held a closed-door meeting in the evening with key leaders of the party, including Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, state BJP president C R Paatil and Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi, at the BJP’s state headquarters ‘Shree Kamalam’ in Gandhinagar. Meanwhile, a group of people shouted slogans yesterday in support of PM Modi during Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s roadshow at Halol in Panchmahals district in the evening. Responding to it, the Aam Aadmi Party national convenor said that the party will one day win the hearts of those raising pro-Modi slogans.