LIVE: Shehzada (Rahul) visits a poor's family the way people visit 'Taj Mahal', says Modi at Etawah (UP) rally

Etawah (UP): Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi contrasted his humble background with that of Rahul Gandhi who was born with silver spoons and accused the Congress vice president of going on poverty tourism at times. Addressing an impressive election rally at Etawah in Uttar Pradesh, Modi said, “Delhi's Shehzada has not seen poverty. Therefore, just to know how a poor looks like, how many legs they have, how do they live, Shehzada visits a poor's family the way others visit places like Taj Mahal' with all the cameras. He enjoys talking about poor. They were born with silver spoons. For them, poverty is tourism. I belong to a poor family. I have seen poverty. I came here after selling tea.”Modi attacked both Akhilesh and Mayawati governments for wasting time on creating elephant parks and lion safaris. Modi lamented the fact that they did not have the time to care for people of UP.“In UP, some people were busy making elephant parks, some others are busy making lion safaris but nobody cares for people of UP. Cane farmers are dying, nobody is worried about them. Farmers committed suicide in this country and their number exceeds the number of jawans killed on border. Today it's ‘Mar jawan, Mar Kisan' for the govt,” added Modi.Modi took potshot on Mulayam Singh for being soft on rapists and those who instigated riots.“Netaji, at least now you should get the sense of which way the wind is blowing. Neta ji, you became soft where you should have been really tough. When our daughters get raped, we should be tough but you became soft. You had communal riots in this state but Mulayam Singh was soft once again, said Modi.Modi exhorted people to make both Lucknow and Delhi free of families.“Please go for experiment this time. Just once. Make Lucknow free of family and make Delhi free of family. Today the nation does not need rulers, servants are needed. You have given 60 years to Congress, give me 60 months. I'll change your destiny, said Modi. “I have to live and work for Dalits and backwards. Body can't be strong if even one part is not strong. All sections of society should be strong. And for this you need a strong govt in Delhi. And UP has the biggest responsibility for ensuring a strong govt in Delhi. Please send maximum number of lotus to Delhi from UP,” added Modi.Here we are giving you live updates of Modi's rallies:4:42 pm: Modi ends his speech.4:40 pm: Modi: We work for the poor, the tribals. The Congress did not do anything for tribals for 50 years. It was Atal Bihari Vajpayee who appointed a Minister for Tribal Affairs.4:39 pm: Modi: If one Shivraj Singh Chouhanji can take MP out of its morass, then the BJP can surely bring the country out of the morass.4:38 pm: Modi: Change of govt in Delhi is a must to change your future. 4:37 pm: Modi: You have seen 60 years of Congress rule. I need 60 months. I need a strong govt in Delhi. I want all the lotuses from Madhya Pradesh this time. If a car is stuck in some mud, the driver manages to move the car forward. If it is stuck in more mud, 4-5 people can help. But today, the country is in a very deep mud, and a I need more than 300 LS seats to take the country out of the morass.4:34 pm: Modi: Congress leaders are very cunning. They change their colours very soon. Corruption is in the blood of Congress.4:33 pm: Modi: India has never seen a more corrupt and arrogant govt. Manmohan is not ruling in Delhi, Maa-Beta (mother, son) are ruling Delhi. 4:32 pm: Modi: Tell me, if you have a car and the car driver is lazy, will it run?4:30 pm: Modi addressing ralling Betul, MP. Says, the polling so far has already assured majority for NDA. The remaining polling is for providing a strong NDA govt at the Centre. 01:03pm- Modi concludes his speech with chants of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai'01:02pm: Modi- I have to live and work for Dalits and backwards. Body can't be strong if even one part is not strong. All sections of society should be strong. And for this you need a strong govt in Delhi. And UP has the biggest responsibility for ensuring a strong govt in Delhi. Please send maximum number of lotus to Delhi from UP.01:00pm: Modi- Delhi's Shehzada has not seen poverty. Therefore, just to know how a poor looks like, how many legs they have, how do they live, Shehzada visits a poor's family the way others visit places like Tajmahal' with all the cameras. He enjoys talking about poor. They were born with silver spoons. I belong to a poor family. I have seen poverty. I came here after selling tea. 12:59pm: Modi- Please go for experiment this time. Just once. Make Lucknow free of family and make Delhi free of family. Today the nation does not need rulers, servants are needed. You have given 60 years to Congress, give me 60 months. I'll change your destiny. 12:58pm: Modi- People are starving on one hand but they are spending money to buy guns in UP? Why aren't people protected here. Law & order must be maintained.12:57pm: Modi- In UP, some people are busy making elephant parks, some others are busy making lion safaris but nobody cares for people of UP. Cane farmers are dying, nobody is worried about them. Farmers committed suicide in this country and their number exceeds the number of jawans killed on border. Today it's ‘Mar jawan, Mar Kisan' for the govt. 12:54pm: Modi- I keep saying that when UP asked for lion, I gave them the lions. But I wish he had also asked for cows of Gir. I'm saying this because I feel connected to Yadu Vamsha. Lord Krishna came to Dwarka and even took care of cows in Gir.12:52pm: Modi- Netaji, at least now you should get the sense of which way the wind is blowing. Neta ji, you became soft where you should have been really tough. When our daughters get raped, we should be tough but you became soft. You had communal riots in this state but Mulayam Singh was soft once again.12:48pm: Modi- Do you want to live the life that your parents lived? Do you want to get your lives changed? (Crowd says –yes). For that you have to first change the govt in Delhi and after that you have to change the govt in UP12:46pm – Modi: This time the Congress will touch two digits only.8am: Police personnel in large numbers deployed in Etawah and Akbarpur.