BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a dig
at the poor attendance at Rahul Gandhi’s rally in Delhi on November 17,
while comparing it to the turnout at his rally.
“There are rallies where people are told ‘stop, don’t
go; stop, don’t go’ And there are rallies where I have to apologise to
people because they could not see me,” he said.
The BJP’s prime ministerial candidate was apparently
referring to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s appeal to sections
of the crowd to wait till Congress Vice-President’s speech got over at
the November 17 rally.
Citing critical judicial observations on the
functioning of the Rajasthan government, the Gujarat Chief Minister
said the Ashok Gehlot government had been “sleeping for 55 months and
has woken up in the last five months”.
“Is government just a tool for winning elections?” he asked.
“Gehlotji claims that Rajasthan is the number one
State. I am here to support his claim. It is number one in atrocities
against Scheduled Tribe, poor drinking water facility and for having
the maximum number of ministers in jail on criminal charges,” he said
sarcastically.
Mr. Modi made light of Gehlot’s criticism of his
developmental claims about Gujarat, saying it is recognised in India
and abroad and he did not need Rajasthan CM’s certificate for that.
“The geography of Rajasthan and Gujarat is almost
similar. I have laid long pipelines to make water available till the
Pakistan border... These pipes are so big that Gehlotji and his family
can travel in them in a Maruti car,” he said while underlining the
unavailability of quality water in large parts of the State.
Touching on the issue of corruption, he said UPA
government has allegedly indulged in scams everywhere from land to
water and sky.
Raking up the issue of black money, he said UPA was
protecting the corrupt and added that there should be a law to ensure
that government is aware of the details of bank accounts registered in
the country and abroad.
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