OPPN CRUMBLING, SAYS MODI; PM ANTI-FARMER: RAHUL
In first of his four rallies in state, PM dares opposition to reverse decision on Art 370
HARYANA POLL HEAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a rally in Ballabhgarh on Monday; (R) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressing voters in the Nuh assembly segment.
BALLABHGARH: “Kaun aaya, kaun aaya ” asked a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, to which an impressive crowd responded with, “Bharat mata ka sher aaya” as two helicopters landed in a field in sector 61, Transport Nagar, Ballabhgarh, on Monday. The sloganeering grew louder as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the stage and simultaneously appeared on giant screens that had been placed at various corners of the venue where he addressed a Vijay Sankalp rally.
Greeting the sea of people with chants of ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’, Modi said that coming to Haryana felt like homecoming. Outlining the achievements of the BJP in the Centre and state, he said that the party had taken landmark decisions within five months of coming back to power.
“Today, India is taking decisions that no one else could have imagined in the past. I am talking about our decision of Article 370, because of which Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are on a new path of vikas and vishwash,” said Modi.
In August, the Centre revoked Article 370, which granted special status to J&K, and abrogated Article 35A which granted the state legislature the right to determine criteria of residency in the state. The state was divided into two union territories, including Ladakh. Reiterating his challenge to the Opposition, Modi dared them to declare that they would “bring back Article 370 and 35A”. Modi said he was impressed by the strides the state made in implementation of the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign. He said that the state was the land of martyrs and the party had implemented One Rank One Pension to give benefits to the retired serviceman of the state.
PM TO HOLD RALLY IN K’SHETRA TODAY
KARNAL: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election rally on Tuesday in support of BJP candidates in Kurukshetra. This will be Modi’s second rally in the poll-bound Haryana in two consecutive days. Preparations were in full swing at Kurukshetra’s theme park, the venue of the rally. Several officials of Kurukshetra district administration were camped at the site. Nearly 1,500 police personnel have been deputed to monitor security arrangements at the rally and the Special Protection Group (SPG) has taken charge of the venue.