New Delhi: On the second day of the BJP National Convention, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is speaking to nearly 12,000 party members at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan. The party's national convention, months ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, is the "biggest ever" gathering of BJP members which comes in the backdrop of the proposed grand alliance of opposition parties.
Speaking at the national convention on Friday, BJP chief Amit Shah called the 2019 elections a "battle of ideologies" and compared it to the third battle of Panipat between Marathas and the Afghan army fought in the 1761. He dismissed the opposition parties' proposed grand alliance as a farce and said that the alliance is a disparate group that has been brought together by their greed of power.
The convention also passed a resolution on development in rural areas, even as the opposition accused the government of "betraying" farmers amid protests by various farm organisations in different parts of the country.
Here are the highlights from Day 2 of the BJP National Convention:
Jan 12, 2019 15:09 (IST)
These people who are forming a "mahagathbandhan" want a "majboor sarkaar" (helpless government), not a "majboot sarkaar" (strong government)
Jan 12, 2019 14:37 (IST)
Without depriving others who have been given reservations, the BJP government has given a 10 per cent quota for the economically weak in the general category: PM Modi
Jan 12, 2019 14:34 (IST)
10% reservation in education and government service to the poor youth of the general category is going to bring about self-confidence in new India. This are not just reservations but an effort to give a new dimension: PM Modi
Jan 12, 2019 14:27 (IST)
The BJP government has proved that the country can change for the benefit of the ordinary citizen and that the government can be run without corruption and the middlemen in the corridors of power can be ousted: PM Modi at BJP National Convention
Jan 12, 2019 14:22 (IST)
"If Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had become the first prime minister of independent India, the country would've looked a lot different. Similarly, if Atal ji had remained the prime minister after the 2000 election, India would've reached new heights," says PM Modi
Jan 12, 2019 14:10 (IST)
For the first time in the history of the nation, a government has not been accused of corruption, we are proud of this, says PM Modi at BJP National Convention
Jan 12, 2019 14:03 (IST)
This is the first national convention of BJP without Atal ji (former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee).
Jan 12, 2019 13:51 (IST)
A party that once used to be run from 2 rooms, with 2 parliamentarians is today having a national convention at such a grand scale. This is both wonderful and unforgettable, says PM Modi
