Appealing to the people of Maharashtra to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said only he can provide a strong government at the Centre and make it a superpower.
“Last time (2014) you gave me a full majority and I could work with full strength to take firm decisions and work for public welfare. You have witnessed how I ran the country past five years,” Modi said, addressing a rally in Maharashtra’s Solapur.
He said that for making India a superpower, the country needs a sturdy government, not a “majboor” (helpless) one, and that tough one only he can provide, not the Congress Party.
Speaking at Akluj in Solapur district of Maharashtra that is part of the Madha Lok Sabha constituency, PM Modi hit out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi over ‘chowkidar chor hai’ campaign saying that he is being abused because of his “backward caste” background.
“Recently Rahul Gandhi branded an entire community as thief. He says everyone having Modi in his name is a thief. They abuse me because I am from a backward community. This is how they view people from backward castes,” he said.
PM Modi also targeted NCP chief Sharad Pawar in his speech saying that he is not contesting the elections because “he knows the wind”.
“Sharad Rao is also a player, he knows the wind. He will never allow himself to lose,” PM Modi said.
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