Gujarat polls: Congress chargeable for preserving Banaskantha thirsty, have to be punished: PM Modi

By PTI

AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday alleged that the Congress solely believed in ‘atkana, latkana aur bhatkana’ (stalling, delaying and deceptive), and mentioned those that looted poor folks within the nation had been now abusing him for placing an finish to corruption.

He additionally alleged that the earlier Congress governments by no means confirmed any curiosity in bringing the Narmada river water to the parched areas of Gujarat because the occasion was solely concerned about doing these works the place there was scope to take pleasure in corruption.

Modi was addressing a rally in Kankrej village of Banaskantha district, the place voting for the second part of Gujarat Assembly polls shall be held on December 5.

“Congress only believed in ‘atkana’, ‘latkana’ and ‘bhatkana’. Elderly people from this region would tell you how Congress governments used to talk about bringing Narmada water in this parched region, but nothing was done on that front during their rule,” he mentioned.

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The prime minister accused the Congress of making an attempt to stall the development of the Sardar Sarovar dam and supporting those that delayed the venture via litigations, a veiled reference to Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar.

“Can people of Banaskantha forgive those who indulged in this sin of stopping water from coming here? Congress was responsible for keeping Banaskantha thirsty. They must be punished. I hope you will not forget this during polling,” Modi mentioned.

“Congress never shows interest in those works where their leaders do not find any opportunity to make money. Since they used to get kickbacks in the relief work wherein people were given the task to dig pits during drought, Congress was not providing water. Because they knew that if water is supplied here, their illegal income will stop,” he alleged.

According to him, it was the BJP authorities which introduced Narmada water into this parched area and promised that it’s going to attain these areas too which had been left behind.

The PM mentioned his authorities on the Centre had pumped in almost Rs 1 lakh crore to complete as many as 99 water provide schemes which had been deserted throughout the nation throughout Congress rule.

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Without taking names, Modi mentioned those that “looted” poor residents at the moment are giving him ‘gaalis’ (abuses) for placing an finish to deprave practices, like cancelling almost 4 crore faux ration playing cards.

“Food grains meant for the poor were diverted somewhere else. If you rob poor people, Modi will take action. And when such people are caught, they start abusing me,” he mentioned.

He claimed that he was assured of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) victory in Gujarat the way in which folks took half in voting on December 1 beneath the primary part.

Before addressing the rally, Modi visited Augarnath temple in Kankrej and supplied prayers.

AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday alleged that the Congress solely believed in ‘atkana, latkana aur bhatkana’ (stalling, delaying and deceptive), and mentioned those that looted poor folks within the nation had been now abusing him for placing an finish to corruption.

He additionally alleged that the earlier Congress governments by no means confirmed any curiosity in bringing the Narmada river water to the parched areas of Gujarat because the occasion was solely concerned about doing these works the place there was scope to take pleasure in corruption.

Modi was addressing a rally in Kankrej village of Banaskantha district, the place voting for the second part of Gujarat Assembly polls shall be held on December 5.

“Congress only believed in ‘atkana’, ‘latkana’ and ‘bhatkana’. Elderly people from this region would tell you how Congress governments used to talk about bringing Narmada water in this parched region, but nothing was done on that front during their rule,” he mentioned.

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The prime minister accused the Congress of making an attempt to stall the development of the Sardar Sarovar dam and supporting those that delayed the venture via litigations, a veiled reference to Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar.

“Can people of Banaskantha forgive those who indulged in this sin of stopping water from coming here? Congress was responsible for keeping Banaskantha thirsty. They must be punished. I hope you will not forget this during polling,” Modi mentioned.

“Congress never shows interest in those works where their leaders do not find any opportunity to make money. Since they used to get kickbacks in the relief work wherein people were given the task to dig pits during drought, Congress was not providing water. Because they knew that if water is supplied here, their illegal income will stop,” he alleged.

According to him, it was the BJP authorities which introduced Narmada water into this parched area and promised that it’s going to attain these areas too which had been left behind.

The PM mentioned his authorities on the Centre had pumped in almost Rs 1 lakh crore to complete as many as 99 water provide schemes which had been deserted throughout the nation throughout Congress rule.

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Without taking names, Modi mentioned those that “looted” poor residents at the moment are giving him ‘gaalis’ (abuses) for placing an finish to deprave practices, like cancelling almost 4 crore faux ration playing cards.

“Food grains meant for the poor were diverted somewhere else. If you rob poor people, Modi will take action. And when such people are caught, they start abusing me,” he mentioned.

He claimed that he was assured of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) victory in Gujarat the way in which folks took half in voting on December 1 beneath the primary part.

Before addressing the rally, Modi visited Augarnath temple in Kankrej and supplied prayers.