This Article is From Oct 28, 2013

Crowd cheers as Narendra Modi addresses Patna rally in Bhojpuri


Oct 28, 2013 01:05 (IST)
Patna serial blasts: 1 arrested, police sources say he has confessed to the crime
Five people were killed and at least 80 injured in seven crude bomb explosions in Patna before Narendra Modi arrived to address thousands of supporters and launch his party's campaign for the national election.
Oct 28, 2013 01:05 (IST)
No intel warning, no security lapses: Nitish Kumar on Patna blasts
There was no intelligence warning for the series of crude bomb alerts that left five dead and at least 80 people injured in Patna today, said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Oct 28, 2013 01:04 (IST)
Patna bomb blasts: Nitish Kumar phones Rajnath Singh
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday telephoned BJP President Rajnath Singh and said the state government would investigate the series of bomb blasts before Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Patna.
Oct 27, 2013 16:23 (IST)
5 killed, over 70 injured in blasts ahead of Narendra Modi's rally in Patna
Five people were killed and over 70 injured in seven crude bomb explosions in Patna before Narendra Modi arrived at the city's Gandhi Maidan to address thousands of supporters and launch his party's campaign for the national election, due by May.
Oct 27, 2013 16:22 (IST)
In Patna, Narendra Modi charges rival Nitish Kumar with 'betrayal'
Narendra Modi pulled no punches as he landed in Nitish Kumar's Patna, accusing the Bihar chief minister of "opportunism" for splitting with his party, the BJP, earlier this year. But he made no mention in a very long speech, of a series of blasts in the city today that left five people dead and several injured.
Oct 27, 2013 15:25 (IST)
Sushma Swaraj on Patna blasts: This is gross intelligence failure
Oct 27, 2013 15:08 (IST)
Narendra Modi on Twitter

Blasts in Patna are deeply saddening & unfortunate. Condolences with families of deceased & prayers with injured. I appeal for peace & calm.
- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 27, 2013
Oct 27, 2013 13:56 (IST)
PM speaks to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, asks him for speedy probe of the blasts: PTI
Oct 27, 2013 13:38 (IST)
Narendra Modi addresses Patna rally (begins by speaking in Bhojpuri):

Highlights:
    This isn't a maha-rally, it is a show of people's strength
    • People of Bihar are not opportunistic, other than a few exceptions
    • Whenever India has needed anything, it looked at Bihar and Bihar provided it
    • People of Bihar should understand the principles of the BJP
    • When the Bihar chief minister came to Gujarat, I ensured he was looked after. To look after guests is my culture
    • When people ask me why the Bihar chief minister left us, I say the man who left JP, won't stay with BJP
    • We had twice as many MLAs as JDU. We could have had our chief minister but we chose to make our friend the chief minister
    • Till we worked with the JDU, if there was someone who did good work it was BJP ministers
    • I want to ask you, will you punish those people who betrayed you
    • When I wasn't allowed to come to Bihar, I told BJP leaders not to insist
    • If the Congress gives up dynasty politics, I'll stop saying 'shehzada'
    • Dynasty politics and opportunism are enemies of democracy
    • BJP-ruled states have implemented 20-point program for poverty eradication
    • They (Congress leaders) don't know what poverty and hunger are
    • I used to sell tea on trains. Even the Railway Minister doesn't have my experience of what one faces on trains
    • Congress divided the country on caste lines, we want to unite this country
    • Bihar's soldiers were martyred by Pakistan and a minister said people join the Army to be martyred. Should you tolerate this insult?
    • We will go forward with renewed vigour to change our future, the future of India
    • Bihar BJP has demanded a 50,000-crore package and the state must get it
    • It is a question of 200 days. I will repay your love with interest
    • Those who talk of Muslims, I tell them, development is the answer to all problems
    • Twice a year, all chief ministers meet and are hosted by the PM. There is a lunch organised. A year ago, at the PM's table, the Bihar chief minister was there with me. The food was being served but he wouldn't eat. I was worried - but then I realised what had happened. I told him - Don't worry. There are no cameras here so please eat. There should be limits to hypocrisy.
    • Our Muslim brothers in Bihar are so backward. In Gujarat, one of the fastest developing regions are Muslim-dominated 
    • Let Hindus and Muslims together work towards development 
    • Our religion is India first 
    • We have to maintain peace and harmony at any cost 
    • JDU didn't betray us, they betrayed the people of this country. The people will punish them
    • We must engage in united politics and not divisive politics


    Oct 27, 2013 13:33 (IST)
    Angry supporters have reportedly damaged several police vehicles
    Oct 27, 2013 13:19 (IST)
    Rajnath Singh speaks at Hunkaar Rally:
    • Bihar has always been the catalyst of change
    • Congress has devastated India in its 55-year rule
    • I know people of this country have lost all hope with this government
    • Only Narendra Modi can bring in the hope which Congress government has taken away from the people of this country
    • Congress is making false promises to the people
    • Prices have shot up under Congress rule
    • It's only BJP that can eradicate poverty in this country
    • We are concerned about the farmers and they need to fetch good sum
    • BJP understands India lives in villages and not in the wide roads of Delhi
    • We will ensure development of farmers





    Oct 27, 2013 13:19 (IST)
    Very sad to hear about anti social elements trying to sabotage Narendra Modi's Patna rally. I pray for safety of everyone: Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
    Oct 27, 2013 13:16 (IST)
    20 injured in five to six low intensity blasts in Patna ahead of Modi rally. One blast at railway station, rest at rally venue Gandhi Maidan.
    Oct 27, 2013 13:11 (IST)
    Arun Jaitley speaks at 'Hunkaar rally':
    • In 44 days since we announced Modi's name for PM, the political climate has changed.
    • There will be a change in Delhi and one in Patna
    • We've once again pledged to install a non-Congress government at the Centre in 2014
    • The winds of change have always begun blowing from Bihar

    Oct 27, 2013 13:00 (IST)
    Narendra Modi arrives at Gandhi Maidan to address rally despite serial blasts


    Oct 27, 2013 12:51 (IST)
    Even after this lawlessness following the blasts, we are ready for the rally. Narendra Modiji will address rally: Rajiv Pratap Rudy of BJP
    Oct 27, 2013 12:49 (IST)
    Another explosion at rally venue, the fifth in Patna since morning

    Oct 27, 2013 12:44 (IST)
    One bomb exploded right near the main entrance of rally venue - Gandhi Maidan
    Oct 27, 2013 12:37 (IST)

    One person detailed for low intensity blasts in Patna ahead of Narendra Modi rally: ANI

    Oct 27, 2013 12:32 (IST)
    Narendra Modi in Patna for rally, series of  low-intensity blasts reported near venue

    Oct 27, 2013 12:16 (IST)
    Narendra Modi arrives in Patna for 'Hunkaar Rally'

    Oct 27, 2013 12:15 (IST)
    KC Tyagi (JDU) on Narendra Modi's rally
    We want everyone's rally to be a success.
    We don't have a problem with that.
    But ever since Narendra Modi ji has become the BJP PM candidate, this election has become the most expensive ever.
    I want to appeal the home ministry and the election commission to call an all-party meeting and restrict such grand rallies.
    If a rally doesn't have simplicity in it, it is worthless.
    Oct 27, 2013 11:06 (IST)
    Crude bomb explodes at Patna railway station hours ahead of Narendra Modi's rally in the city's Gandhi Maidan: reports

    Two country-made bombs found at the railway station being defused by experts.

    One person injured.
    Oct 27, 2013 09:54 (IST)
    Narendra Modi to address first rally on rival Nitish Kumar's turf in Bihar
    In a few hours, Narendra Modi will be in Patna to address a rally that the Bihar BJP claims will be the biggest ever in the state. This is Mr Modi's first-ever public rally in Bihar, a state he was kept out of by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar when they were partners.
    Oct 27, 2013 09:52 (IST)
    Neeraj Kumar (Spokesperson, JDU) on Modi's Hunkaar Rally
    •        This is the land of Bihar.
    •        This is a rally of communalism.
    •        Modi is a PM candidate.
    •        He is flying high forgetting his ground.
    •        Nitish Kumar has gained public support.
    •        BJP has no right to talk.
    •        Modi's attitude is not accepted by people.
    •        They will teach him a lesson.
    •        He will never pose a threat to JDU's vote bank.
    •        Modi is more interested in social media.
    •        Let them contest for by-elections, they will know their position.

    Oct 27, 2013 09:49 (IST)
    Narendra Modi expected to arrive at venue around 1 pm, in over four hours from now. But crowd at Gandhi Maidan already swelling. Nearly 25,000 supporters already there. Some shouting slogans like "Modi ji ko PM banana hai (We have to make Narendra Modi the PM)."





    Oct 27, 2013 09:45 (IST)
    Thousands of people have already gathered at the rally venue - Patna's Gandhi Maidan - waiting to hear Narendra Modi, who is expected to arrive at 1 pm.


    Oct 27, 2013 09:44 (IST)
    BJP has said the 'Hunkar Rally' will go down in history as the biggest in the state and claimed that there would be profound change in the political landscape of Bihar after the rally.
    Oct 27, 2013 09:43 (IST)
    Narendra Modi, BJP's prime ministerial candidate, will address a rally in his arch political rival Nitish Kumar's state, Bihar, today.

    This is Mr Modi's first-ever public rally in Bihar, a state he was kept out of by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar when their parties were partners.

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