Eliminate Dynasty Politics for Jharkhand to Develop, Says PM Narendra Modi: Highlights

Daltonganj: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing a rally in Daltonganj in poll-bound Jharkhand. The state votes on November 25.

Following are the highlights of his address:

• If you promise not to get upset with me, I have one complaint to make. I had come to Palamu in the Lok Sabha elections - I was fighting elections then - there were only half the people there - what is the reason that there are double the number of people here today
• Whenever I meet a world leader, the thing foremost on my mind is how can we benefit the adivasis, the dalits and the economically backward sections of the population in India
  
• The natural resources you see here, Australia also has - what is the reason that Jharkhand is poor and Australia is rich? This land is rich but the people here have remained poor due to successive governments
  
• Do you want Jharkhand to progress? If you want that then you must rid Jharkhand of this 'family' politics. How they've looted Jharkhand and they have no shame or remorse 
• They knew that if a minister from the Modi government came here they would be exposed... that is why they say we will not let a minister from Delhi come here
  
• But these people drunk on power must know that there is no place for arrogance in a democracy 
• What does a farmer want? If he gets water, he can turn the produce from the land into gold 
• I need your blessings to change the situation in Jharkhand. We have spent 60 years in trouble - we have seen the ills of casteism, provincialism. There is just one way out for this country - Development
• I do not make huge announcement - I want to build toilets for the women of this country
  
• If we rid this country of these small ills, there is no stopping India from growing
• Work that wasn't done in 60 years, we have done that in 60 days
  
• The poor people are rich at heart.. I'd said they will be able to open zero-balance accounts but they put in their money - these accounts have accumulated 7000 crores
  
• India is progressing at a rapid pace. Jharkhand cannot lag behind. I'm here to embrace Jharkhand, to do whatever I can for you
  
• Give me a chance to serve you, to change the future of Jharkhand