PM Modi in Gujarat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Gujarat on Thursday to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 has reassured the people that he would make India a developed country by 2047.
PM Modi visited Gujarat BJP's headquarters in Gandhinagar on Wednesday night after addressing an election rally in Himmatnagar town of neighbouring Sabarkantha district. Several key BJP leaders, including Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state unit president CR Paatil, welcomed Modi at the saffron outfit's office, "Shri Kamalam", said a party release.
While addressing a rally in Anand, PM Modi said, "In 10 years, we gave tap water connections to 14 crore houses, while Cong gave it to just 3 crore houses in 60 years. It's my guarantee that I will work 24x7 to make India a developed country by 2047."
In Junagadh PM says 'These are not ordinary elections'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "These are not ordinary elections. These are important not just for the country but a stable & strong government in India is important for the world too. For me, these elections are not for my personal ambitions. That ambition was fulfilled by the public in the country in 2014. The 2024 elections are not for Modi's ambitions but for Modi's mission. My mission is for the bright future of the country, my mission is to take the country forward..."Congress says that they will reinstate Article 370 - the one that I scrapped in J&K. Those who are dancing today with Constitution on their heads, had ruled the country from Panchayat to Parliament. They had their governments in Kashmir too. But they could never implement country's Constitution everywhere. Before Modi came to power, the country had two Constitutions - the country functioned through one, Kashmir functioned through the other. Was this not an insult to Babasaheb Ambedkar? An insult to the Constitution?...Had Sardar Patel been there, the Constitution of the country would have been implemented in J&K too. The son of this soil - this sevak - completed what was left incomplete. 370 gayi, 370 ko zameen mein gaad chuka hoon. I warn the 'shahi parivar' and 'shahzada' of Congress - step before the country and say that you will reinstate Article 370. Let me see your guts to insult Babasaheb Ambedkar."
Interacts with senior BJP leaders
During the visit, the PM interacted with senior BJP leaders as well as those engaged in management of the premises, said the release. The BJP's star campaigner is on a two-day Gujarat visit to seek voter support for party candidates ahead of the May 7 polling.
During the day, Modi addressed two back-to-back poll rallies in Deesa town of Banaskantha and Himmatnagar town of Sabarkantha. On Thursday, he addressed four poll rallies - in Anand, Surendranagar, Junagadh and Jamnagar districts, covering 10 Lok Sabha seats, said the release.
Gujarat, the home state of Modi, has 26 Lok Sabha seats, but voting will take place on only 25 as in one constituency (Surat) the BJP candidate has been elected unopposed.
