Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 'Congress, SP spreading lies on CAA,' alleges PM Modi in Azamgarh

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the poll rally in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh today (May 16) amid the Lok Sabha Elections campaigning. The PM will also address a series of public meetings in UP on Thursday.

In his address to a public meeting in Lalganj, PM Narendra Modi said, "I am seeing it for the first time that news regarding the festival of democracy in India is all over on the first page of the newspapers in the world. It is evidence of how much importance India's identity has for the world. The world is watching that the people's blessings are with BJP-NDA and on all our friends."

PM Modi added, "It's Modi who has unmasked you. You are a hypocrite, communal. You left this nation in communal fire for 60 years. I am saying it clearly, it's Modi's guarantee 'desh-videsh kahin se bhi, jo bhi taakat ikatthi karni hai kar lo'. You can't end CAA."

"These (Congress) people climb the stairs of power taking the name of Mahatma Gandhi, but they don't remember the words of Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi had himself ensured these people (minorities living in neighbouring countries) that they can come to India whenever they want. In the last 70 years, thousands of families have taken asylum in India to safeguard their culture and religion. However, the Congress never bothered to think about them because they were not Congress' vote bank," says PM Modi in UP. 

"The love, blessings, and affection of you all have amazed the world. The world is witnessing that how much trust people of India have on Modi's guarantee," says PM Modi in Lalganj.

PM Narendra Modi said, "SP and Congress, 'dal 2 hain, lekin dukaan ek hi hai'. They sell the things of lies, appeasement and corruption. They have now come up with a 'triple dose' of appeasement."

Here are top quotes of PM Modi's speech

• SP, Congress are two parties but have one shop where they sell appeasement, lies, 'parivarvad', corruption.
• Congress and SP want to divide country's budget and allot 15 per cent to minorities.
• Yogi Adityanath has run my cleanliness campaign successfully in UP by acting against mafia, rioters and extortionists.
• Excitement shown by people of Srinagar in polls is proof no one can bring back Article 370 and do politics of vote bank.
• SP, Congress spread lies about CAA and tried to push country towards riots.
• Work of giving citizenship to those who are victims of partition has already started under CAA.

Prime Minister four public meetings in Uttar Pradesh-

1. Lalganj (Azamgarh) at 11:00 am
2. Jaunpur at 12:30 pm
3. Bhadohi at 2:00 pm
4. Pratapgarh at 3:45 pm 

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