Kanpur:
Narendra Modi begans his Uttar Pradesh campaign in Kanpur today by addressing a rally in Kanpur. Here are the highlights:
- Bharat Mata ki Jai. Your voice should be heard in Delhi
- Been to election rallies earlier, but have not seen such a crowd before
- Today this crowd at Kanpur has won me over
- The people have been waiting for hours in the sun
- I sense affection in every corner of the country. Along with the affection people are also showing their anger towards Congress.
- I want to ask you a question: Do you want your children to suffer the same hardships you have suffered? Do you want to safeguard the future of the children?
- If you want a bright future for you children, decide today you won't allow the people who have ruined your lives to ruin the lives of your children
- Congress has been making false promises for last 60 years.
- When elections come they forget promises they made in the last elections.
- Congress had promised to bring down inflation
But inflation has only increased - Has the PM ever said they have been unable to control inflation?
- Has Soniaji ever expressed regret at not being able to bring down inflation? Has her 'shehzadaa' (prince) ever acknowledged this?
- Have they said they have tried to bring down inflation but failed?This is because of their arrogance. They do not want to listen to the people.
- Should you care about those who don't care about you? Teach them a lesson so that no one has the courage to betray the people's trust for years to come
- Those who support this govt through the 'backdoor' are equally guilty and they are in UP too
- Today, what is the police situation in UP? In the past one year, more than 5000 innocent people have died. Still, UP govt plays vote bank politics.
- The govt is trying to free people named in terrorism cases
- There are many of your relatives who have settled in Gujarat, Why have they left?
- If development had taken place in Gujarat, then they wouldn't have to travel to Gujarat.
- Congress, BSP and SP have destroyed UP
- It is time to uproot this government and bring the BJP in to give India new hope
- The Central government has to give an account of their activities in the past 5 years, instead, they talk about Gujarat
- I have given my account to the Gujarat people and they have given me a distinction
- If I have lacked in doing anything for Gujarat, people of Gujarat will make me pay for it
- The pollution in UP is due to the coal fire in Delhi.
- They says coal files have been lost, I say in Delhi the entire govt is lost and because of the misdeeds of the govt, our life is lost.
- Listen to Congress' language. The 'prince' says there is no such thing as poverty, that it is a 'state of mind'
- The ones who are born with a silver spoon in the mouth, how will they know about poverty
- We have lived poverty. We have known the pain of poverty.
- Why are they mocking the poor? Why are they making statements like food can be bought for Rs 5/Rs12
- The government shouldn't be for the rich, it should be for the poor
- Even the Planning Commission says someone making 26 rupees a day in a village isn't poor
- They're tom-tomming the food security bill. I don't know whether this is a law to keep people hungry or feed them
- Congress resorts to votebank politics and have started on their anthem of secularism to divide the people
- We want the Hindu to be a good Hindu and the Muslim to be a good Muslim
- Government has one religion: Nation first, India first; only one book: the constitution
- We have to bury votebank politics and walk on the plank of development
- We want to form a govt in Delhi that will enure a better future for your children:
- Our neighbours taunt us with incursions and the govt in Delhi serves chicken biryani meals
- Congress has divisiveness in their DNA, they learnt it from the British
- Todna hi Congress ka kaam hain... Hum jodne ki rajneeti chahtey hain
- The love you have given me, I'll reciprocate with interest