Narendra Modi addresses rally in Patna: highlights

Patna: Narendra Modi, BJP's prime ministerial candidate, is addressing a rally in Patna despite a series of low-intensity blasts in the city ahead of his arrival.

Here are the highlights of his speech:

• 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 (socialist leader Jai Prakash Narain), 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
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