Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a rally at Sangli, Maharashtra.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed an election rally at Tasgaon in Maharashtra's Sangli district.
Here are the highlights of his speech.- This is the first election after Balasaheb Thackeray's death. I have decided that in his absence, I won't speak against the Shiv Sena, as a mark of respect.
- I have a close association with Sangli.
- Gujarat is the younger brother of Maharashtra. We have always said that.
- I had urged people to make BJP win. And you gave me much more than I asked for.
- These are those people who looted even from Kargil widows, they took from the poor, they threw water on the hopes of Maharashtra.
- (NCP chief) Sharad Pawar doesn't have the character to imbibe Chhatrapati Shivaji's qualities.
- Pawar was CM, what did he do for the people of Sangli?
- The government stalled Narmada project for years, a Congress government in Delhi, which even Sharad Rao was a part of.
- BJP is ready to take responsibility (for the development of Maharashtra.) Give BJP a complete majority.
- We are not like the Congress. We don't run away. We will tell you what we do for you.
- We want to work for the farmers, for the villages and for Maharashtra. Here, industry and jobs are also needed
- India is ready to move ahead. The nation won't stop. I tell people here - bid farewell to those who looted so much.
- 3,700 farmer suicides in 5 years, yet Congress-NCP did nothing