Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to the people in Uttarakhand not to let the Congress\u2019s \u201cagenda of appeasement\u201d succeed when the state goes to polls on February 14. Addressing a rally in poll-bound Uttarakhand at Rudrapur on the last day of campaigning in the state, he asked voters to see these elections as an opportunity to wipe out the Congress which, he said, has already been rejected in a majority of states in the country. Terming Congress\u2019s plans to establish a Muslim university in Devbhoomi a part of its agenda of appeasement, he asked people if they will tolerate this insult to the land of gods.
He said the Congress has no understanding of the country\u2019s cultural legacy and is disrespectful towards the armed forces.
Reiterating the charge that the Congress had even called Uttarakhand\u2019s pride and the country\u2019s first CDS Gen Bipin Rawat a \u201cstreetside hooligan\u201d, the prime minister called upon the people to avenge this insult in the coming polls.
Modi said the Congress does not even look upon this country as one \u201cunified nation\u201d.
\u201cIf India was not a unified one nation, the brave sons of Uttarakhand hills would not have been found guarding the country\u2019s maritime boundaries at the Kerala coast,\u201d he said. Describing the Covid pandemic as the worst crisis in 100 years to hit mankind, he said the BJP government carried out development works undeterred and served the poor and needy wholeheartedly.
\u201cPeople in Uttarakhand have realised that succour to the poor during the crisis like free rations under the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana would not have reached them as smoothly as it did if any other party was in power,\u201d Modi said. \u201cWe did not let a single poor person go to sleep on an empty stomach during the pandemic,\u201d he said.
The BJP is leaving no stone unturned for the development of Uttarakhand, he said and cited the big road, rail, air and ropeway connectivity projects underway in the state. Accusing the Congress of spreading rumours about the anti-Covid vaccines, he said the party did it for politics because it thought if things got back on track it will not have anything to speak against the government. Earlier, addressing the rally, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said if re-elected, the BJP government will constitute a committee soon after being sworn-in to prepare the draft of a Uniform Civil Code for Uttarakhand.
The committee to draft a Uniform Civil Code for the state will consist of legal experts, retired people, intellectuals and other stakeholders, he said. The ambit of the committee will cover issues related to marriage, divorce, landed property and succession, he said.
\u201cIt will be a significant step towards fulfilling the dreams of India\u2019s Constitution makers and will realise the spirit of the Constitution. It will also be an effective step towards Article 44 of the Constitution which presents the concept of equitable law for all citizens of society regardless of their religion,\u201d Dhami said.
He had first announced it in a video statement earlier in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dynasts are sleepless after firstround of voting: PM Modi at rally in UP<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kannauj (UP), Feb 12 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a swipe at opposition parties, saying after the first round of voting in Uttar Pradesh their dynasts are sleepless and unable to dream anymore. Addressing a rally in Kannauj, he said for such leaders the \u2018mantra\u2019 of democracy is \u201cgovernment of the family, by the family and for the family\u201d.
Prime Minister Modi said the people of the state have realised that only the BJP government has the antidote for rioters and mafias.
Kannauj, Farrukhabad and Auraiya for which Modi was addressing the rally would go to polls in the third phase on February 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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