Raising the issue of corruption and black money, Modi said, "The root cause of corruption in this nation is the Congress party. If Congress leaders are not corrupt, then why are they worried over black money?
"These people have looted the poor and stashed away black money abroad. We have to bring it back. The salaried classes and those who pay income tax regularly will get a reward from the black money brought back to the country."
Expressing confidence that NDA would return to power after the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Modi said, "The days of politics of breaking the country is over... BJP is committed only to the politics of development."
Calling upon the people to vote for "employment and a corruption-free India", he said, "We are committed to taking the country to new heights... I have not come to you with promises but with the determination to make NDA the 'national development alliance'".
Taking a dig at HP Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, Modi said that although Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says that "money does not grow on trees", the Himachal leader showed a 14-fold increase in income, claiming that the money had come from "trees".
With an eye on the upcoming elections, Modi tried to woo ex-servicemen, who constitute a major vote bank in Himachal Pradesh, saying, "It is a land of warriors and martyrs. I welcome the ex-servicemen who joined BJP. It's the party where there is no membership, but there is relationship."
He promised new policies for the development of Himalayan states like Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir while averring that special schemes may also be drawn up for the other states.
He said that tourism has great potential in the country and expansion of railways can give boost to the industry.
Modi said that the country has 65 crore youths and it could have made big strides had proper "skill development programmes" been taken up 10 years back to hone their skills.
Meanwhile, BJP President Rajnath Singh who, too, addressed the rally, said that Congress had no concrete policies for the country and any "Tom, Dick and Harry was baring its teeth at India due to its weak leadership".
"Such a situation would end when Modi becomes prime minister," the BJP chief averred.
There is a need to give full powers to Indian security forces to help them deal with crises at its borders as troops from neighbouring countries were repeatedly violating the nation's territorial sovereignty, he said.
