Saharsa, Bihar:
With the Bihar Assembly elections round the corner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Saharsa.
Here are the highlights of what he has said:
- I am coming from a programme at Arrah.
- In this election, it is very clear which way the wind is blowing in Bihar.
- The people of Bihar are unstoppable. I salute them.
- There was a flood in Kosi. 35 lakh families were destroyed.
- No matter how far Gujarat is, we should stand by the people of Gujarat. And in that hour of need, the people of Gujarat stood by you.
- A person's arrogance hurts very deeply.
- If someone launches a personal attack on me, I never comment about them in public.
- But when because of arrogance, the pain of the people is toyed with, I can't stop myself.
- And I want to say this about the days of the floods.
- The people of Gujarat, with their hard-earned money, had sent a cheque of Rs 5 crore.
- Even people from Kosi who had settled in Gujarat had contributed to that money
- But arrogance of those in power here was so high that while you were in pain, they sent back the Rs 5 crore cheque.
- Does this behavior suit leaders?
- "Let the people of Kosi region die. I won't leave my arrogance," they seemed to say.
- Shouldn't these people be defeated?
- Its people like these who have shattered the dreams of Bihar.
- Friends, I had taken that humiliation and we just came and helped the people.
- Friends, what can you expect from these people?
- Tell me is Jayaprakash Narayan the pride, the life of our nation or not?
- Has he made Bihar proud or not?
- Do you remember who had locked him in jail?
- Congress. Indira Gandhi had locked Jayaprakash Narayan in jail.
- When JP got out of jail, they couldn't save him.
- Who is responsible for the death of JP?
- These people of Congress.
- Bihar decided to thrown them out of Bihar.
- But today, the people who played with JP's life are teaming up with those in power.
- Will this not hurt his soul?
- Is this not equal to disrespecting with his memory?
- For the lust of power, is it right to partner with people like these?
- When arrogance is high, you distance yourself from the people and speak to five reporters in an air-conditioned room.
- The figures of Bihar government say that in January, 2015, 13,808 serious crimes were committed.
- In two months, this figure reached 18,500.
- In January, there were 217 murders. This is an increase of 46 per cent.
- If this keeps on what will the common man do?
- On every parameter, the life of the common man is at peril.
- In this election do you want to stop these murders and riots?
- You just have to elect a strong government.
- You just have to stand by us.
- When crisis struck again in the Nepal earthquakes, we wasted no time.
- We sent in the Army immediately.
- We opened the river to prevent floods in Kosi again.
- We were successful in saving the Kosi region.
- If they cared about the Kosi region, they would have fixed relations with Nepal.
- The solution to the floods in the region lies in Nepal.
- But I am to sorry to say they haven't done anything to improve ties with Nepal in 17 years.
- It doesn't take 70 minutes to go to Nepal from Patna. But it took an Indian PM 17 years.
- We went, sat down and talked in detail about the troubles of the Kosi region.
- We showed them. We stood by Nepal in the time of its need.
- Today Nepal stands with us like a brother.
- Friends, I am coming from Arrah.
- There was a government programme.
- We had to announce development projects. Roads, skill development, many more.
- When I had come before the elections, I had said if we came to power we would announce a 50,000 rupee crore package.
- Many people say Modi only talks he doesn't work.
- When I came again, they taunted us, asking why didn't we announce any package.
- I had said Parliament is in session, I cant infringe the Constitutional duty.
- Parliament Session has ended, and I have announced a package of Rs 1.25 lakh crore to change the face of Bihar.
- The Bihar government betrayed the BJP, the people of Bihar.
- It could not even spend the money that was allotted.
- The 2013-14 package of 12,000 crore has not been spent yet.
- The 40,000 crore is in addition to 1.25 lakh crore.
- So, the total is 1.65 lakh crore
- Roads will be made, electricity will come, farmers will get water.
- Factories and toilets will be made.
- Why do people have to go out of Bihar to study?
- The people of Bihar have decided to bring the NDA to power.