UP Polls: PM Modi Attacks Opposition In A Virtual Meeting

PM Modi launches "Jan Choupal programme" a virtual meeting

Ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Election polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the opposition Samajwadi Party of inducing voters to "seek revenge" on the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, saying it was a far cry from the developmental policies of the Yogi Adityanath government.

He pitched as-"Nakli Samajwad (fake socialism) versus gareeb a sarkar (government of the poor)" he cited the homes for poor, policies for backward classes, medical colleges, greater connectivity through expressways, initiatives for Muslim women and the raising of marriage for women as the achievements of the BJP government at the Centre and the state.

While digging into Samajwadi Party, PM Modi through a Jan Choupal programme, which was his first virtual rally for the state, said "These days, people dream a lot. Only those who keep sleeping, dream... Yogi Adityanath is awake, committed to working for UP's development."

Mr. Yadav is being one of the biggest challenges to the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, has claimed that Lord Krishna comes in his dreams every night to tell him that he would form the government in the state.

The Prime Minister also touched upon the burning problem of housing in the urban areas of Noida and Greater Noida (Gautam Budh Nagar), saying "corruption led to the suffering of thousands who bought flats in the area."

Many housing projects in the industrial area have come to a standstill over alleged corruption by builders, jeopardizing the future of over 50,000 home buyers.

He promised a "special fund to complete the incomplete flats" in the area, where Congress's Priyanka Gandhi Vadra started a door-to-door campaign today.

"India is taking care of every poor family under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. 15 crore citizens are getting free rations. This is the same UP when 5 years ago, ration meant for the poor was stolen from rations shops. Today, every morsel is reaching the houses of the poor. This is the change that has come in the last five years," PM Modi said.