Gujarat polls are about ‘Vikas’ agenda of BJP versus Congress’ politics of ‘Vinash’: PM Modi
Ahmedabad, December 11: Campaigning for second phase of elections in Gujarat has gained momentum. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the Congress for insulting Gujarat. Speaking at a rally in Vadodara, PM Modi elaborated that the Gujarat elections were about ‘Vikas’ agenda of the BJP versus Congress’ politics of ‘Vinash.’
Taking a pot shot at the Congress party, the PM said, “When our soldiers were fighting in Doklam, Congress leaders were meeting the Chinese Ambassador. When asked why, he said - to get a sense of what is happening in Doklam. Now, you tell me - in such times should we trust our authorities more or the Chinese!”
Modi also pointed out how demonetisation unearthed black money and helped crackdown shell companies across the country.
On infrastructure development, the PM hit out at the Congress for spreading lies. He said, “My Government is for the poor. I can't understand the lies Congress keeps saying. When we build a state of the art bus terminus for Vadodara, do we do it because Mukesh Ambani, Tata or Birla uses it? No we make this to serve the poor. Our lives are devoted to serving the poor.”
The PM said that it was important to safeguard rights of poor and middle class. In this context he shed light on several welfare measures like ensuring gas connections and building toilets for the poor.
Earlier, At Sanand, PM Modi lashed out at the Congress party and spoke at length about infrastructure development in the region. He highlighted how several people were getting employment as a result of factories running in the region. He also highlighted several aspects of agricultural growth and welfare measures for the farming community like neem coating of urea, soil health cards, drip irrigation etc.
Notably, Gujarat saw 66.75 voter turn out in the first phase as per revised Election Commission’s figures. This is lower than last time’s 71.3 per cent for the whole state. Over 2 crore 22 lakh people are eligible to exercise their franchise in the second phase, out of which one crore 7 lakh are women. The fate of 851 candiates will be decided in this phase. Polling for 93 seats in this phase will be held next Thursday and counting will be taken up on the 18th of December.