Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017: PM Modi is addressing over 30 rallies ahead of polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again visited poll-bound Gujarat today. During his two-day visit to the poll-bound state, he has planned to address seven political rallies. Today, PM Modi addressed a campaign rally in Bharuch in south Gujarat, in Surendranagar and Rajkot in Saurashtra. PM Modi would also visit Ahmedabad in the evening to attend a function at Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Vishwavidya Pratisthanam (SGVP).
Here are the live updates from PM Modi's rallies ahead of Gujarat assembly election 2017:
Congress leaders are in tears on demonetisation. That is because they have lost all that they had looted from the poor: PM Modi
In every indicator be it health, education, agriculture the progress of Gujarat under BJP has been better than under previous Congress governments in the state: PM Modi
Be it corruption, casteism, communalism or nepotism, it is the Congress which is associated with these evils. The youth are not ready to accept the Congress: PM Modi in Rajkot
India's rise in the world stage has rattled many. They are going out of the way to discredit the rankings. Yes that is fine but will they also discredit the people of UP who have rejected them comprehensively: PM Modi
My connect with Rajkot is special. It from here that I won my first ever election: PM Modi
Prime Minister Modi addressing a rally in Rajkot, Gujarat
Priority is to improve health infrastructure and boost innovation in the sector: PM Modi in Gujarat
Lack of healthcare facilities affects the poor adversely. We want to change that and that is why we made stents cheaper: PM Modi speaking in Ahmedabad
In the midst of poll season, it is wonderful to be here for such a noble programme. Today I remember Jogi Maharaj, with whom I interacted closely. I am fortunate to have his blessings: PM Modi in Ahmedabad
PM Modi inaugurates Shree Jogi Swami Holistic Hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
If a candidate thinks if the EVM malfunctioned, he can complain about it to the Returning Officer. The RO can refer to the slip by VVPAT Machines: AK Joti, Chief Election Commissioner of India in Ahmedabad
VVPAT machines will be used along with EVMs in all 50,264 voting booths of 182 constituencies in Gujarat: AK Joti, Chief Election Commissioner of India in Ahmedabad
PM Modi addresses rally in Surendranagar:
- A few days back in Navsari I had said there are 3 polls whose results are certain- the UP local polls, Gujarat polls where I said BJP will win and the INC President election where 1 family will win. We saw what happened in UP
- A youngster Shehzad has exposed the rigging that is taking place in the Congress President Poll. And Shehzad is a senior Congress leader in Maharashtra. Congress has tried to muzzle his voice and wants to even remove him from their social media groups. What tolerance is this
- Those who have no internal democracy can't work for people. I want to tell this youngster Shehzad- you have done a brave thing but this is sadly what has always happened in the Congress
- It was the Congress which made the nation a prison. Media had to ask Indira Ji before publishing something. So, what the youngster Shehzad is saying is not unusual it is the Congress culture
- Water scarcity in Surendranagar is now history. The BJP has got the Narmada waters here and helped farmers
- Congress has no worry for Gujarat. They prefer resorts in Bengaluru
PM Modi addresses rally in Bharuch:- Through your vote, I request you to support the development journey of our nation
- In Uttar Pradesh, where the Congress ruled for decades, the state from where generations of top Congress leaders belong...we saw what happened there in the local elections. Congress was wiped out. UP knows the Congress well and so does Gujarat
- Congress strategy is to divide people- divide people on lines of caste, community, urban-rural...all this just for power
- Bharuch and Kutch are districts with significant Muslim populations. And, if you see the districts which developed rapidly under the BJP tenure in Gujarat, the names of these two districts figure prominently
- When there were floods in Banaskantha, Congress leaders were in Bengaluru to save 1 leader from losing a Rajya Sabha poll. That same leader is the topmost Congress leader but what did he do for Bharuch. He was unable to work for Narmada, neither did he think about ro-ro ferry
- My problem with Congress politics is simple- they oppose us just for the sake of opposing. They oppose things like bullet train only because they could not take this initiative forward and are envious someone else is
- Do you remember the poor law and order situation in Bharuch when Congress was in power? Curfews and violence was common here. BJP changed this, not only in Bharuch but all over Gujarat
- My Gods are 125 crore Indians. I am serving them
- The biggest disservice to Gujarat by the Congress was to divide communities. Congress ensured people earlier friendly were divided
Gujarat Chief Miniter Vijay Rupani campaigning in Surat.
In Sanand, Home To Tata Nano, The "Gujarat Model" Is Under StrainChampioned by the BJP during the 2014 general elections, the famed "Gujarat model" of development is now facing a trial, ahead of state polls this month, in Sanand.
About 40 km away from Ahmedabad, Sanand is in news these days because of the Tata Nano car factory which was set up almost eight years ago.
PM Modi said that at 5 pm, he will inaugurate the Shree Jogi Swami Holistic Hospital in Ahmedabad. "The various efforts of the SGVP family towards serving society are commendable," he tweeted.
In a tweet, PM Narendra Modi informed about schedule of his rallies in Gujarat today.
Ahead of PM Modi's visit to Rajkot today,
Congress workers were detained by the police on Saturday night outside the residence of Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani when a mob of opposition party workers rushed there, after the brother of Congress candidate Indranil Rajyaguru was injured in scuffle with BJP workers.
Meanwhile, former Delhi chief minister and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit on Saturday asked if the claim of the ruling BJP in Gujarat of having undertaken a lot of development is correct, then why was Prime Minister Narendra Modi rushing off to the state practically every other day to campaign.
During his last visit to Gujarat on November 29, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his rebuttal to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's frequent branding of new national tax GST as the "Gabbar Singh Tax", saying those who looted the country can only think of dacoits.
Without naming Mr Gandhi, PM Modi said, "Today, some so called smart people, some new economists have emerged who are misleading people."
"Those who have looted people throughout their life, they can only remember dacoits," he added.
On December 1, to reach out to party workers in the state ahead of the Assembly elections, PM Modi spoke to over 7,500 women BJP workers in Gujarat in a video conference through the NaMo App.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting poll-bound Gujarat today and address three rallies in the Saurashtra region, where polling will be held on December 9.