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'They lack neeti, niyat, a neta and a naata with the people': PM Modi on Congress in Gujarat poll rally

By FnF Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 27, Nov 2017, 13:07 pm IST | UPDATED: 27, Nov 2017, 13:24 pm IST

'They lack neeti, niyat, a neta and a naata with the people': PM Modi on Congress in Gujarat poll rally Bhuj: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today tore into Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, pitching next month's Gujarat election as a fight between "vikas (development)" and "vanshwaad (dynasty)".

Gujarat will never forgive the Congress, said the Prime Minister, addressing a rally in Bhuj shortly after offering prayers at a temple to start a campaign blitz in his home state.

"They are coming to Gujarat and spreading lies about a son of Gujarat. Earlier they did that with Sardar Patel also. Gujarat will never accept this. No Gujarati will accept the lies that they are spreading," PM Modi said.

Here are updates on PM Modi’s Gujarat visit:

12.06pm: “We are not here for power, we are here for 125 crore Indians. We want to take India to new heights of glory,” says PM Modi at Bhuj rally.

12.05pm: “Congress is unhappy about demonetisation. They keep attacking me but I want to tell them...I have grown up in the same land as Sardar Patel. I will ensure that the poor get their due. We will not allow this nation to be looted,” says PM Modi.

12.02pm: “India was attacked on 26/11 and in Uri. You can see how India responded in the wake of both attacks. This explains the difference between their Government and ours,” says PM Modi.

12pm: “A Pakistani court released a Pakistani terrorist and the Congress is celebrating. I was surprised why. And this same Congress refused to believe our own army on surgical strikes and preferred to believe the Chinese ambassador,” says PM Modi:

11.59am: “Does any Congress leader talk about Kamraj, Acharya Kripalani, Subhas Babu, UN Dhebar (who belonged to Gujarat)...no because they only talk about one family,” says PM Modi.

11.57am: “There are some people who love spreading negativity and pessimism. My appeal to them is to stop doing that. They lack neeti, niyat, a neta and a naata with the people,” says PM Modi.

11.56am: “Whatever I have achieved in the past 15 years is because of Gujarat,” says PM Modi.

11.51am: “The Congress insulted Sardar Patel; the people of Gujarat still forgave them. But they will no longer tolerate any attack on their prestige,” says PM Modi at Bhuj rally.

11.48am: “Gujarat is my ‘atma’, Bharat is my ‘Parmatma’,” says PM Modi.

11.46am: “After the Kutch earthquake Atal Ji asked me to go to Gujarat. On taking over, I spent considerable time in Kutch and learnt what administration is about. You can say that my training happened here in Kutch,” says PM Modi.

11.40am: “It was the Congress that killed youngsters who were associated with the Maha Gujarat Movement... The misgovernance by the Congress adversely impacted Kutch,” says PM Modi.

11.39am: “On one side there is Vikas and Vishwas while on the other side there is Vanshwad. Gujarat will never forgive the Congress Party and this has been the case for long. Congress has never liked Gujarat, has always preferred to see it lag behind,” says PM Modi at Bhuj rally.

11.38am: “I am grateful for all the ‘kichad’ being thrown at me, after all, a lotus blooms only in ‘kichad’ so, I don’t mind if more is thrown at me,” says PM Modi.

11.37am: PM Modi says: “I have the good fortune of knowing every part of Gujarat well.”

11.27am: “Interacting with people gives me unparalleled joy. Every moment of my life is devoted to the welfare of India and 125 crore Indians,” tweets PM Modi ahead of his rally.

11.25am: “Kutch has overwhelmed me with affection. It is indeed special to be here,” tweets PM Modi.

10.54am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets people outside Ashapura Mata temple in Gujarat’s Kutch. The PM will address a rally in the area shortly.

10.30am: Prime Minister Modi is expected to attend about 20 public meetings and rallies in the next 15 days ahead of the assembly polls to be held on December 9 and 14.

9.49am: PM Modi visits Ashapura Mata temple in Kutch before beginning his rally in Bhuj. He will address four rallies on December 27 and another four on December 29 ahead of the two phase elections in Gujarat.

9.25am: Preparations are underway at Bhuj where the Prime Minister will address public in his first stop in Gujarat today.

Later today, he will address two meetings in Saurashtra and one in south Gujarat.

Here are the top updates also in this big story ahead of Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017:
  •     The Prime Minister leads an array of BJP A-listers in the party's campaign for the final leg of a hard fought battle with the Congress. 26 cabinet ministers, six BJP Chief Ministers and a dozen parliamentarians will fan out cover different parts of the state. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is expected to draw the most crowds, local leaders have aid.
  •     Bhuj, the Prime Minister's first stop today, is a BJP stronghold that also has 33 per cent Muslim voters and has witnessed some of the most polarised elections in the past. "Gujarat is my Aatma (Soul), Bharat is my Parmatma (Supreme Soul). This land of Gujarat has cared for me, Gujarat has given me strength," PM Modi told his supporters at his rally in Bhuj.
  •     Saurashtra's Amreli and Surat, PM Modi's last stop today, are dominated by the powerful Patel community, who the BJP hopes will continue to back it despite their recent displeasure over its government not including them in castes that get benefits of affirmative action. PM Modi compared his government's response to the Uri attacks with that of the UPA government's response to the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. "India was attacked on 26/11 and in Uri. You can see how India responded in the wake of both attacks. This explains the difference between their Government and ours."
  •     The BJP has also launched a mass contact programme, "Chai ke saath," in each of Gujarat's over 50,000 voting booths. On Sunday BJP workers and leaders gathered with the public over a cup of tea to listen to PM Modi's regular "Mann Ki Baat" radio address.
  •     This is a fresh take on PM Modi's famous "Chai Pe Charcha" strategy that the BJP deployed ahead of the 2014 general election, highlighting PM's childhood when he sold tea at railway stations to stress that he is a self-made leader.
  •     The BJP has justified deploying a third of its central cabinet in the Gujarat campaign. "We have a galaxy of leaders. The Congress does not have any - and the ones who they do have are being sidelined," said Anil Jain, a top BJP leader handling the campaign in Gujarat said last week.
  •     In comparison, the Congress has planned what it calls a more "low-key, sustained" campaign, with Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi continuing to visit the state and attack the BJP on development and the economy. The Congress has a list of 40 campaigners for Gujarat, including several film stars.
  •     BJP chief Amit Shah has set the party a target of winning 150 of the state's 182 assembly seats. The party's best so far has been 127 seats in 2002.
  •     The BJP's star campaigners - the list includes union ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitish Gadkari, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj - will address rallies this week in constituencies which vote in the first phase of the assembly elections on December 9. Elections will be held on that day in 89 seats in Saurashtra and South Gujarat.
  •     The remaining 93 constituencies in central and northern Gujarat will vote on December 14. Results will be announced on December 18 along with those for Himachal Pradesh, which voted earlier this month.

He will be back on Wednesday for four more rallies in a hectic schedule that will see him address over 30 public meetings in the next two weeks before Gujarat begins voting on December 9.

Bhuj and Saurashtra sent 54 legislators to the 182-member Gujarat assembly.
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