Amid the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, political parties have intensified their poll campaign. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, among other leaders, are leaving no stone unturned to secure victory for their party. They have been campaigning across the country to secure votes for their party candidate or political ally. On Monday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in this sequence, addressed separate public meetings in Barabanki and Rae Bareli. Claiming the victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha elections, he said, “Our beloved Lord Shri Ram also wants his supreme devotee to once again take over the power of the country”.
During his public address in Rae Bareli, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (who is contesting from the constituency). He said, "Only 'Ramdrohis' or Pakistanis are opposing Modi ji. I cannot understand what Rahul Gandhi's relationship with Pakistan is. He lives in India, seeks votes in Rae Bareli, and gets support from Pakistan."
"A Pakistani minister was supporting the incident in which soldiers were martyred in Pulwama... now he has made a statement in support of the Congress candidate from Rae Bareli," Adityanath said while alleging that the voices from Pakistan and those of Ramdrohis have become similar.
Further, taking a dig at Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, who had called out PM Modi to know what he has done for Raebareli in the past 10 years, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister asked, "What has the Congress done in 65 years (of rule)?"
Further, in Barabanki, Adityanath said under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, everyone, irrespective of their caste and community, benefited from the development schemes, and now with the fourth phase of voting underway in the country, the "Modi wave has now turned into a tsunami."
Hitting out at the Congress and Samajwadi Party, he said, "They have a history of scams. These people are making big claims, but the truth is that during their time, people used to die of hunger, farmers used to commit suicide, and youth used to migrate."
"But we are all witnesses to the change that took place in the last 10 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi. For the last four years, 80 crore people have been getting free ration, 12 crore farmers have got the benefit of Kisan Samman Nidhi," Adityanath added.
It is pertinent to note that voting in Barabanki and Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seats will be held in the fifth phase on May 20.
