In an exclusive interview, PM Modi referred to the Rampur-Tiraha firing case of October 1994 where the state police had opened fire on Uttarakhand statehood activists. Many activists were killed in the incident.
Today was PM Modi's last day of campaigning in Uttarakhand. The state is slated to go to polls on February 14, while the results will be out on March 10.
Uttarakhand is moving in the right direction, and it should continue to tread that path, Adityanath said. Targeting the Congress for talking about establishing a Muslim university in Uttarakhand, he added that the party has no leadership.
Addressing a presser in Uttarakhand's Khatima, Dhami said that if BJP comes to power again, soon after swearing-in, his government will form a panel to prepare a draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
Releasing the manifesto titled 'Vachan Patra' (document of pledges) in Uttarkashi, the Aam Aadmi Party's chief ministerial candidate Ajay Kothiyal signed an affidavit promising to work honestly if elected.
Himanta Sarma had switched from Congress to BJP in 2015 and is rallying in Uttarakhand.
The Uttarakhand election will be held in a single phase on February 14.
PM said Uttarakhand people can never forget the attitude of Congress leaders towards the Indian Army when they conducted surgical strikes on terrorist bases.
Named "Vision Document, 2022", the party's poll manifesto puts renewed emphasis on infrastructure development, tourism, stopping migration, employment generation, empowerment of women, farmers, horticulture and dairy development.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh praised Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami saying he is a combination of both, a flower and fire.
Accusing successive Congress and BJP governments in Uttarakhand of "looting" the state, Arvind Kejriwal said his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alone can provide an 'honest alternative' to people.
Modi termed the previous Congress dispensations in the state and at the Centre as 'double-brake' governments. Non-implementation of the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line during the Congress rule is a burning example of their 'anti-development approach', he alleged.
During the same event, Rahul Gandhi also said, "We are making 4 promises to you. We will give employment to 4 lakh people. We will give LPG cylinder less than Rs 500. We will also implement 'Nyay' scheme here, in which 5 lakh families will be given Rs 40,000 in a year."
The limit for door to door campaigns has also been enhanced, wherein instead of 10 persons, now 20 persons, excluding security personnel, will be allowed.
A total of 3,90,675 publicity materials have been removed so far from public places in the context of Assembly elections.
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In terms of vote sharing, only 2% votes are expected to fall into BSP's laps, while BJP can bag 45% of the votes. Congress on the other hand seems slightly ahead of BJP with a 46% vote share approximation.
Harak Singh Rawat, who was recently expelled from the BJP for allegedly insisting on a ticket for both himself and his daughter-in-law, had rejoined the Congress on January 22. Despite returning to the Congress fold, he could not get a ticket for himself while his reinduction too was not smooth.
Kishore Upadhyay said that he has joined BJP with the spirit of taking Uttarakhand forward.
Congress leaders said the party is also keeping an eye on the political moves of its rivals. The party has so far released the list of 64 out of 70 candidates for the upcoming poll in Uttarakhand.
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