Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public meeting at Shivaji Park, in Mumbai on Thursday. He continued his attack against Congress and the Gandhi family. The prime minister said a 'royal family will snatch away reservation' if Congress comes to power in Maharashtra.
MVA believes in dividing people: PM Modi
PM Modi said Mumbai is a city that believes in connecting people, but unfortunately, the Congress and the Maha Aghadi seem focused on dividing them instead.
"People from all communities live in harmony in Mumbai, but the Maha Aghadi is busy inciting tensions between different castes. The Congress's Shahi parivaar harbours animosity towards Dalits, backward classes, and Scheduled Tribes (STs). They seem desperate for power, much like a fish out of water," the PM added.
"A large number of women of Mumbai have also benefited from the Majhi Ladki Behan scheme of the Mahayuti government. Most of the houses received under the PM Awas Yojana are also in the name of female members. This has accelerated the social and economic empowerment of women," he said.
PM Modi targets Uddhav Thackeray
He said there is a party in the Aghadi which has handed over its remote control to the Congress which insulted Bala Saheb.
I challenged them to get the Congress to praise Bala Saheb Thackeray, the PM said, adding to date, these people have not been able to get the Congress and the 'shehzada' of Congress to praise Bala Saheb.
"Leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi have become slaves to appeasement. The leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi opposed the construction of Ram Temple. For the sake of votes, they used the words like 'Bhagwa aatankwad'. They disrespect Veer Savarkar. They passed a resolution in J&K for the restoration of Article 370...Maha Vikas Aghadi always keeps their party above the nation and they have problems with India's progress...They never gave the status of classical language to Marathi language," he said.
Congress not interested in poverty eradication: PM Modi
PM Modi said the Congress is far ahead in vote-bank politics, but when it comes to poverty eradication the party has given only empty slogans and looted the impoverished people.
He also raised the issue of illegal immigration and said a Congress leader in Jharkhand, which is facing assembly polls along with Maharashtra, has promised to provide cheap gas cylinders to infiltrators like Rohingyas and Bangladeshis.
Stepping up attack on the Congress with less than a week left for polling in the state, the BJP's star campaigner noted the party gave the 'Garibi Hatao' (eradicate poverty) slogan, but instead looted the poor. “If the poor are benefiting, you feel happy, but the Congress doesn’t feel happy over this,” Modi said, addressing a well-attended rally at Kharghar in Panvel taluka of Raigad district for the November 20 assembly elections.
“The Congress is far ahead when it comes to vote-bank politics, but is the enemy of the poor,” PM Modi said.
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