Reiterating his slogan of ‘Abki baar NDA sarkar 400 paar’ just months ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a public gathering in Haryana’s Rewari on Friday, said the BJP-led NDA will win more than 400 seats this time with people’s blessings.
Seats are important in a democracy, “but for me people’s blessings are the biggest asset”, he said. Earlier, PM Modi laid the foundation of an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and inaugurated several projects in Rewari in Haryana.
Targeting the opposition Congress over its stand on the Ram temple, Modi said those who used to call Lord Ram imaginary and did not want a temple to be built in Ayodhya are also chanting ‘Jai Siya Ram’ now.
For decades, the Congress had created obstacles in the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which accorded special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, he said and added, “I gave the guarantee and did it.”
Prime Minister Modi further said that the Congress’ track record is to “keep the interest of one family above that of the country and its people.” He hit out at the Congress, saying that everyone is leaving the party as it is trapped in the vicious circle of nepotism and dynastic politics. He said the Congress’ sole agenda is to oppose Modi.
The prime minister was virtually addressing an event, ‘Viksit Bharat, Viksit Rajasthan’, in Jaipur. He also laid the foundation stones of projects worth about Rs 17,000 crore and inaugurated various development works.
“The Congress has only one agenda, anti-Modi. It spreads such things against Modi which divides society. This is what happens to a party when it gets trapped in the vicious circle of nepotism and dynastic politics. Today everyone is leaving the Congress and only one family is seen there,” Modi said.
“A big problem with the Congress is that it lacks the farsightedness to frame positive policies. Neither can the Congress foresee the future nor does it have any road map for it,” he said. The prime minister said, “To make India a developed country, the government is strengthening four sections – the youth, women, farmers and the poor. For us, these are the four biggest castes,” he said.
On the ‘Viksit Bharat’ campaign, Modi said it is not just words or sentiment. “This is a campaign to enrich the life of every family, this is a campaign to eradicate poverty, this is a campaign to create good employment for the youth and this is a campaign to create modern facilities in the country,” he said.
