Prime Minister Narendra Modi today slammed the Congress-NCP combine, saying they are unable to understand the mood of the people of Maharashtra. Addressing a rally in Satara district of the state while campaigning for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, the Prime Minister said that the two opposition parties will meet the same fate in the upcoming assembly polls as they did in the Lok Sabha polls earlier this year, when they were handed a huge defeat. Urging voters to vote in the upcoming elections, he said that the region can only develop if people vote for the candidates of the BJP-led alliance. PM Modi also referred to the government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution and slammed the Opposition parties for their stand on the matter. Modi said that people of Satara are upset as the Opposition parties are spreading false rumours. He added that the opposition parties could not understand the mood of the people which was reflected in the Lok sabha polls. Taking on the Congress, the Prime Minister said that history will remember the remarks and stand of Congress and other opposition parties on the matter.
Speaking of the armed forces, the PM said that in the last five years, the government has brought India’s armed forces at par with other countries. He added that whether it is Army, Navy or Air Force, modern weapons are a part of our armed forces now. The Satara rally was the Prime Minister’s second rally for the day as part of his campaign schedule for Thursday. He will be addressing his third and final rally in Pune at around 5.30 PM today.
Addressing a rally in Parli, PM Modi ridiculed the Congress over the infighting that it is facing and said that both young and senior leaders are leaving the party as they were fed up by the style of working.
“Today, if the whole state is behind the BJP-Shiv Sena Govt, its because of the hard work we’ve put in in the last 5 years. On one side, there is the work-ethic of the current Govt, and on the other is the selfishness of the Congress-NCP leaders,” PM Modi said.
Raking up the issue of removal of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, PM Modi accused the Congress of misleading the country and said those who mocked its abrogation will find a mention in history. “History will take note of every person who ridiculed the abrogation of Article 370,” he said.
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Prime minister Narendra Modi began his address in Pune saying that the city is the centre that keeps the politics and policies in check with its mandate.
PM Modi in Pune. To address a rally soon.
Invoking Mahatma Gandhi's statement that the Congress should be disbanded after Independence, BJP leader and union minister Piyush Goyal said the country's oldest political party has outlived its purpose.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar today questioned PM Narendra Modi's "doob maro" jibe at the Opposition in connection with scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a poll rally in Niphad, he asked Modi why he was daring Opposition leaders to bring back Article 370 of the Constitution after it was nullified by Parliament this August.
"In the last 5 years, our govt has brought our armed forces at par with the armed forces of other countries. Be it Army, Navy or Air Force, modern weapons are a part of our armed forces today", the PM said.
"Congress-NCP leaders are unable to understand the mood of the people. They were punished in the Lok Sabha elections. This time the people will give them harsh punishment in the upcoming elections too, be it in Maharashtra or Haryana", PM Modi is quoted by ANI as saying in Satara.
In his address, the prime minisrter said that the plans of the country for the progress of the region can be done only if voters vote for BJP candidates of grand alliance.
We are also promoting them to produce ethanol so that they don't remain solely dependent on sugarcane. In the entire country, modern factories are being built for this, says PM Modi at the rally.
Recently, the Central Govt has decide to provide subsidy worth over Rs 6,000 crore for the export of 60 lakh metric tonnes of sugar. We have also decided that this subsidy will directly reach the cane farmers' accounts: PM
Need to ensure every region contributes to national growth. We have ensured that every person and region contributes in the national development. The Central Govt has provided projects worth thousands of crores for this region, says PM Modi in Satara.
The entire Satara gets angry when these leaders spread false rumours about Article 370 and try to defame leaders like Veer Savarkar. These leaders are failing to understand the emotions of the entire nation, and it has been proven by the LS polls: PM Modi
For national security and unity, the joint Govt has taken decisions that had unprecedented brevity. Today, here in Maharashtra, our Opposition has been protesting every decision we have taken for national benefits: PM Narendra Modi
PM Modi in his speech in Satara, speaks about Shivaji. Said earlier the BJP only had the 'Sanskaar' of Shivaji, but now we have his entire family, which the people of Maharashtra, with us.
PM Narendra Modi, who is in Maharashtra today addresses a public meeting in Satara. Thanks people for coming on large numbers.
Ex- Shiv Sena MLA Harshwardhan Jadhav's house in Aurangabad was vandalised on Thursday by unidentified persons. As per police, he had allegedly made some demeaning remarks against Uddhav Thackeray at a poll rally
Maharashtra has decided to vote for development, good governance and nationalism. Maharashtra has decided to vote for the BJP. This great enthusiasm among the people at PM Modi's rally in Parli is a testimony to that, says PM Modi
I am happy that Beed is getting connected to the railway network gradually. The connectivity is getting better here, water resources are getting better and electricity supply is getting regular.That means that the right environment is being created for industry, says PM Modi addressing a rally in Parli area of Beed in Maharashtra
The country can see through their scams and their fake remarks now. The country will punish them for their misdoings when the time comes, but Maharashtra has got the first opportunity to do, PM Modi says in Beed rally.
Ridiculing the Congress over its internal rift, PM Modi says leaders of the Opposition party are fed-up of the way that party works. Both young and veteran leaders are leaving the party, PM Modi adds.
Today, if the whole state is behind the BJP-Shiv Sena Govt, its because of the hard work we've put in in the last 5 years. On one side, there is the work-ethic of the current government, and on the other is the selfishness of the Congress-NCP leaders, says PM Modi
I want to remind the entire country from Beed that whenever Article 370 is discussed in the future, every person who's made fun of the decision, who has stood against and challenged it, will be discussed, PM Modi says addressing a rally on Parli, Beed of Maharashtra