Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his election campaign in the northeastern states, starting from Arunachal Pradesh. PM Modi addressed a public meeting in Aalo in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh today. "Over the last few years, the @BJP4Arunachal Government in the state has done exceptional work in various sectors. I will request the people of the state to bless BJP in the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha polls," PM Modi had tweeted. Following his address in Aalo, PM Modi held two election rallies in Assam. He addressed a gathering in Moran of Dibrugarh and then moved to Ghaigaon in Gohpur to address another rally. With the Congress decimated from the whole of the Northeast, the BJP has set a target of winning 25 seats from the region. The BJP wants to ensure maximum seats in the northeast in the upcoming general elections so that the seats that they lose in other states can be compensated for. In 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP had won eight seats. It won seven of the 14 seats in Assam and one seat in Arunachal Pradesh.
Here are the highlights from PM Modi's addresses in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam:
#WATCH "Mein ek chowkidar hun, mein ek chowkidar hun...aap bhi hain na?", asks Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the public present at his rally in Gohpur, Assam. pic.twitter.com/MhmtlI5Z46
- ANI (@ANI) 30 March 2019
- I am a chowkidar. You are too, right?
- Assam and the rest of the northeast are suffering from infiltration problems due to policies of previous Congress governments
- Congress always cheated people. But your 'Chowkidar' will fight against infiltration, terrorism and corruption
- You are happy. India is happy. But people are two place are disturbed. One, the Congress family. And two, terrorist havens. When you vote for the BJP on April 11, there will be silence in these very places
- India attacked terrorists in their own home for the first time but the Congress is disturbed. The entire world stands with India but Congress is unhappy
- Now that India walks along with the powers of the world, the Congress is unhappy
- You have to decide whether you want a powerful government, or a tainted one; a decisive government or one that only shouts slogans and lies
- We are trying to implement the Assam accord that was suspended by the Congress
- What else is the reason for tea farmers to face problems for seven decades? They did not even get basic facilities. Only a 'chaiwaala' can understand the pain of 'chaiwallas'
- They hate chowkidar. They have a problem with chaiwallas too. I used to think it's only one chaiwalla on their target. But when I visited all corners of the country, I realised be it West Bengal or Assam, they don't even like to look at someone associated with tea
- Whenever country makes achievement, don't you feel happy? But there are people who feel disheartened by India's success stories
- Even when our scientists stun the world, these people find ways to make fun of it
- They feel sad about things that make India proud. They speak the same language as terrorists. Nobody asks about them in India but they're being celebrated in Pakistan
- We want to do things for your benefit, but they only want to grease their pockets
- Whatever I have been able to do for the country in the last five year is because of your support and blessings
- I thank the people of Arunachal Pradesh for supporting us. This gave us the strength to ensure development for all
- Those who claim to the destiny-makers of India have hardly visited Arunachal and northeast. That makes a lot of things clear. Your chowkidar has tried to connect Delhi to your heart
- Arunachal, which is set to hold Mopin festival soon, will be able to tell the world about its festival and culture through the recently launched Arun Prabha channel
- In the northeast, the lotus first bloomed in Arunachal Pradesh
- This chowkidar was given the chance to bring Arunachal on the rail map for the first time after seven decades of independence. The task to connect Arunachal Pradesh with Delhi has happened only seven decades later
