VIDEO: From spreading lies on quota to inclusion of Muslims in OBC, PM Modi hits out at Congress | Top quotes

PM Modi in Maharashtra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (May 10) attacked Congress and said that the party knows that they can't compete with Modi on development and hence they have opened "jhooth ki factory" (factory' of lies) in this election. Addressing a public meeting in Maharashtra's Nandurbar, PM Modi said that for him, serving the deprived and Adivasis is just like serving his own family.

Addressing a public meeting in Maharashtra's Nandurbar, PM Narendra Modi said, "After elections in Baramati, a big leader of Maharashtra has been so worried that he has given a statement and I think he must have consulted with many people before that statement. He is so discouraged that he thinks that smaller parties should merge with Congress if they want to be in public life after June 4. This fake NCP and fake Shiv Sena have made up their mind to merge in Congress."

Here are top quotes of PM Modi's speech

• Congress spreading lies on reservation and Constitution; religion-based quota against Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. They are engaged in a conspiracy to eliminate the Hindu faith.
• As long as I am alive, I will not let reservations of Dalits, adivasis, OBCs to be given to Muslims on basis of religion.
• Providing quota benefits on basis of religion is against the very values and principles enshrined in our Constitution.
• For me, serving tribals is like serving my family. Congress never bothered about welfare of adivasis.
• Sickle cell anemia has been a very big danger in tribal areas but Congress did not do anything about this disease. It was BJP which started the efforts to eliminate sickle cell anemia. I am not doing this for elections, I am doing this to protect the future generations from this disease.
• On one side there is Congress which says 'Modi teri kabr khudegi' and on the other side, there is this fake Shiv Sena that talks about burying me alive. Even while abusing me, they take full care of appeasement. Will you abuse me the way your 'vote bank' likes?.
• Doing 'seva' for the deprived and Adivasi is like doing service for family members. I don't belong to an affluent family like Congress' 'shashi parivar'. I have been brought up in poverty.
• Congress government in Karnataka included all Muslims in OBC category overnight and gave them reservations. 
• Hidden agenda of Congress to rob you of your quota and give it to Muslims. 
• See the mindset of Congress. In the country of Ram, they are calling the Ram temple, anti-national. Those people who organise 'sarkari iftari', beautify the graves of terrorists for appeasement are calling our lord Ram, his temple and us, who go to Ram temple, as anti-national.

PM Modi rally in Maharashtra

The Prime Minister was welcomed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis in Maharashtra's Nandurbar. The PM extended his support to BJP candidate and Member of Parliament Heena Gavit. Gavit has been fielded against Gowaal Padavi. Heena Vijaykumar Gavit of the BJP was the winning candidate from the Nandurbar Lok Sabha constituency, in the Lok Sabha elections 2019. 

Maharashtra, with its 48 Lok Sabha seats, is the second-largest contributor to the lower house of Parliament. The polling is being held in five phases- April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13 and May 20. In the 2019 elections, the BJP emerged as the largest party with 23 seats, followed by its ally Shiv Sena (undivided) with 18 seats. The Nationalist Congress Party (undivided) and Congress could only win four and one seats each. 

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