LIVE: India is running in reverse gear, says Modi at Srinagar (Uttarakhand) rally

Srinagar (Uttarakhand): Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today attacked the Congress led UPA govt and said that due to their wrong policies, India was running in reverse gear.Addressing an election rally in Srinagar of Uttarakhand, Modi said, “The vehicle of India is running in reverse gear. We need to focus on tourism. Development is the panacea for all the ills.”“You have elected rulers for 60 years. Please elect a servant this time for 60 months. I'll work as a chowkidar. This mother-son duo is trying to mislead you. They will first come with folded hands but very soon they start playing tricks,” added Modi. Modi further said that these elections are a direct fight between a ‘Naamdar ‘and a ‘Kaamdar'.“In these elections, the mother-son duo is one side while on the other side there is a ‘chaiwallah'. On one side there is a ‘naamdar' while on the other side there is someone like me who is a ‘kaamdar'. On one side there are people who were born with silver spoons while on the other hand there is someone like me who has reached this stage after selling tea,” added Modi.Here we are giving you live updates of Modi's rallies:Modi's Rudrapur speech:2:45pm – Modi concludes his speech2:40pm- Modi: Who had committed the sin of tearing apart the ordinance approved by his own govt's cabinet. Keep one thing in mind; the people will take revenge of all the wrongs that you have committed against me, by pressing on the EVM buttons. Please vote in large numbers on May 7. 2:30pm- Modi: Rahul Gandhi says that I do politics of anger. Should I not get angry with those who looted the nation? Don't you know how Sitaram Kesari was thrown out of the Congress president's office? Sitaram Kesri used to be the Congress President. Your mother's foot soldiers threw him on the footpath. This is politics of anger. 2:23pm- Modi: I'm aware of farmer's issues in this part as I have worked for long in this area. 2:20pm- Modi: Normally opposition parties join hands to overthrow the incumbent govt but this time all of them have joined hands to oppose Modi. Why are they so scared of Modi? Because they know what their place will be after May 16.2:18pm – Modi begins his speech in Rudrapur. Srinagar speech:12:40pm- Modi concludes his speech12:36pm- Modi: In these elections, the mother-son duo is one side while on the other side there is a ‘chaiwallah'. On one side there is a ‘naamdar' while on the other side there is someone like me who is a ‘kaamdar'. On one side there are people who were born with silver spoons, on the other hand there is someone like me who has reached this stage after selling tea. 12:33pm- Modi : The vehicle of India is running in reverse gear. We need to focus on tourism. Development is the panacea for all the ills. 12:33pm- Modi : This mother-son duo is trying to mislead you. They will first come with folded hands but very soon they start playing tricks. 12:30pm- Modi : You have elected rulers for 60 years. Please elect a servant this time for 60 months. I'll work as a chowkidar. 12:28pm- Modi : We need a new model for the development of the hill states and understanding their problems. I am very happy to see record participation of women. It is your blessings that are our strengths. 12:27pm- Modi: They ran nation from AC rooms for years. Each place has different issues to be addressed. Each state has different strengths. If a plan is made for coastal or desert states will it help you in the hills? No it will not. 12:26pm- Modi: You have to decide who will understand the condition of the poor? Those who did not see poverty surely cannot understand this. 12:25pm- Modi starts his speech in Srinagar (Uttarakhand)8am: Police personnel in large numbers deployed at rally venues in Srinagar, Almora, Rudrapur, and Roorkee