SCAM Means Samajwadi, Congress, Akhilesh, Mayawati, Says PM Modi

The rally is a part of a 12-rally series planned by BJP ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

The rally is a part of a 12-rally series planned by the BJP ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: AP)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, as a part of BJP’s 12-rally series in the state.

Attacking past governments in Uttar Pradesh, PM Modi said that regional governments have been preventing development policies to be implemented in the state.

He said that BJP’s fight in UP is against ‘SCAM - Samajwadi Congress Akhilesh Mayawati.’

Speaking on the issue of arrears of sugarcane farmers, Modi said that if BJP is Elected in UP, sugarcane farmers will be paid in 14 days.

Updated at:4th Feb, 2017 at 4:55 PM

'Save the Country from SCAM, especially A and M which means Amit Shah and Modi'

UP chief minister Akhilesh Singh Yadav has hit back at Modi’s ‘SCAM’ comment and said,

We need to save the country from SCAM, especially those whose names stand for A and M. We have to save the country from Amit Shah and Modi. 

Updated at:4th Feb, 2017 at 6:21 PM

'Congress is Against Demonetisation, But How Did a Karnataka Minister Get Rs 150 Crore?'

PM Modi also attacked Congress on their stance on demonetisation and said,

Congress was against <i>notebandi</i>, but I want to ask what is the reason that Rs 150 crore was found in the house of a Congress minister in Karnataka? What is the reason that he has not been removed? The decision to demonetise on 8 November wasn’t easy, but I knew that money will be found. &nbsp;

Updated at:4th Feb, 2017 at 3:24 PM

'Do People Speaking Against Surgical Strikes Have a Right to Do Politics in the Name of the Country?'

Speaking on surgical strikes, PM Modi in Meerut said,

Do people speaking against surgical strikes have a right to do politics in the name of the country? An elderly Sikh man came to me and said, “I have one wish, let me go to Pakistan’s border and give me an opportunity to conduct a surgical strike.”&nbsp;

Updated at:4th Feb, 2017 at 3:24 PM

'People Like SP Think of Their Families, Then About Power'

Prime Minister Modi made a reference to the Yadav family feud in his rally in Meerut when he said,

How can you do politics for 24 hours? Such people first think of their families, and then of power. How can they change Uttar Pradesh’s destiny?

Commenting on the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme, he said

For forty years, the government has hoodwinking soldiers. To honour those who sacrificed their lives for the country, we have implemented OROP.

Updated at:4th Feb, 2017 at 3:24 PM

'If BJP is Elected in UP, Sugarcane Farmers Will be Paid in 14 Days'

Speaking on the issue of arrears of sugarcane farmers, PM Modi reminded the crowd in Meerut of his pre-2014 promise of taking up the plight of sugarcane farmers once he was elected to office. He also attacked the sugar mills by saying,

Six sugar mills are not paying up the sugarcane farmers here and UP government is not taking any actions, why?

He also said,

Every family needs to have their own house and so we’ve started working towards fulfilling this vision by 2022.

Updated at:4th Feb, 2017 at 3:24 PM

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'UP Government Uses Everything for Electoral Gain'

PM Narendra Modi said that the SP government weighs each decision according to electoral gains.

BJP allocated Rs 4,000 crore to UP Govt so that they can give health-related aid to you people, but they couldn’t even spend Rs 250 crore. Later, we increased the amount to Rs 7,000 crore and they couldn’t even spend Rs 280 crore for the poor.&nbsp;

Updated at:4th Feb, 2017 at 3:24 PM

'Congress Insulted SP Government, How Are They Forming a Coalition?'

PM Modi also attacked the SP-Congress alliance in the UP elections.

Congress used to insult the SP government, how did they form an alliance with the same party overnight? For the first time I have seen an alliance between two parties which have been trying to destroy each other for a few decades. But those who can’t save themselves, how will they save UP?&nbsp;

Updated at:4th Feb, 2017 at 3:24 PM

'SCAM Means Samajwadi, Congress, Akhilesh and Mayawati'

Prime Minister Modi in his rally in Meerut said that the BJP’s fight in Uttar Pradesh is against SCAM - Samajwadi Congress Akhilesh Mayawati. He said,

This election is against SCAM, and SCAM means SP, Congress, Akhilesh and Mayawati.

Updated at:4th Feb, 2017 at 3:24 PM

'Government in UP Is Creating Obstacles for Development in the State'

In an attack on governments in the Uttar Pradesh, Narendra Modi said that the regional governments have been preventing development policies to be implemented in the state.

Uttar Pradesh has so much potential but why don’t the youths of UP have employment opportunities. As much I want to do good for the state, there are obstacles created here. How will benefits from Delhi reach Lucknow?

He also asked the crowd in the rally, whether he had ever taken a decision which had shamed India.

Updated at:4th Feb, 2017 at 3:24 PM

'Thankful That I Have Been Given a Chance to Sound the Poll Bugle in Meerut'

Referencing the revolt of 1857, which began in Meerut, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Uttar Pradesh elections are a similar fight against poverty. He said,

First War of Independence began here in Meerut in 1857. Then the fight was against British, now it’s against poverty.

Updated at:4th Feb, 2017 at 3:24 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a rally in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh at 2 pm. The first phase of Assembly elections in the state are just round the corner and today’s event is a part of a 12 rally series of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh.

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Updated at:4th Feb, 2017 at 4:55 PM