News Politics National Live: Sonia drinks Bisleri as UP children drink impure water, says Modi at Lakhimpur Kheri Rally

Live: Sonia drinks Bisleri as UP children drink impure water, says Modi at Lakhimpur Kheri Rally

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP): Modi lashed out at SP, BSP and Congress for neglecting Dalits. He demanded Congress' accountability. He lamented that Uttar Pradesh had no electricity because there is no coal – it has been

1:22: Modi: Congress's slogan - Jai jawan Jai kisan should be replaced with – mar jawan mar kisan. Percentage of farmers committing suicide is higher than our soldiers dying at the sensitive border zones.

1:21: Modi: Even in the 21st century my country lives in the dark. My farmers are dying. People are dying of flood. Because of this farms are getting destroyed. Atal Behari Vajpayee had envisioned linking of rivers. If rivers are combined then water that is wasted will be used appropriately.

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Modi: Do you lock coal in your homes? Do thieves steal coal? Do the poorest of poor people steal coal?

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Modi: 70 – 75% people in UP drink unclean water. How are these people ruling the nation? You are a mother Soniaji. These children are drinking impure water and you drink Bisleri mineral water. 20,000 electricity houses have shut down because there is no coal. Coal has been stolen.

1:15: Modi stands up to address the crowd. The crowd cheers