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Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a clarion call to the middle class and aspirational millennial voters asking them to stand with him saying the Congress had nothing to offer the two classes and had instead called the middle class selfish He declared that as a result the Congress would not even cross the last elections tally this year Modis new narrative apparently conceived for the urban population saw a resounding response from a massive attendance at MMRDA ground in BKCDelivering his last election campaign speech in Maharashtra before Phase IV gets underway on Monday Modi said the middle class had contributed significantly to the growth of the country in the last few years because of his governments financial policiesHe said the Congress had a tax hike on its mind that would impact the middle class an honest component of Indian society that should be thanked for paying taxes and giving up subsidies for the underprivilegedPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray share a laugh while holding hands in a show of solidarity during the rally at BKC yesterday even as other party members look on PicsNimesh DaveThe Congress calls the middle class selfish Isnt this an insult to the people who actually run the country he said This was a joint rally of the BJP Shiv Sena and other allies at which Sena president Uddhav Thackeray also spokeModi said that the middle class was always right in the forefront of nationbuilding be it giving up subsidies donating organs and blood cadaver donation and working seamlessly to generate wealthWe ran the country without increasing taxes and inflation This happened for the first time in 30 years But we increased the number of taxpayers Why didnt the previous government which supposedly had a brilliant economist as PM do it he asked Modi said his government has been able to increase the savings of the middle classThere was no corruption in the last five years When you installed me as PM I ensured that the corrupt were put in jail Some are now on bail If you make me PM again I will put them behind bars he said adding that the people who looted the countrys money will have to return itHe said the Congress would never understand the aspirations of the millennials because it continues to live in the past They wonder why the youth is with me They are with me because Im their expression We understand them and have a plan for fulfilling their dreams Its not the mystery but the chemistry of aspirations and dreams that the youth harbour4050 seats for CongressModi said these elections were for deciding the direction the country should move in Its all about determination not about finding an alternative Its not about promises but about strong resolve Its not about a fake slogan of Garibi Hatao but about strengthening the poor of the country he saidReferring to many surveys that agencies other than the BJP has conducted so far he said the Congress would not be able to cross even the 50 mark All surveys say the BJP would set a new record by winning 325 or reaching the 350 mark he said He said Phase III had clearly established that the BJP was on its way to a massive victoryMumbai is smartModi said Mumbai understood the direction in which the wind flows Dont waste your vote he appealed to Mumbaikars The PM ensured that not just the middle class but all the important workforce of Mumbai was wooed He saluted the fishermen dabbawalas taxi drivers and conservation workers He recalled their contribution to the making of the countrys financial capital He listed development work that the BJP has taken up in Mumbai He called Mumbai a trendsetter We are committed to expanding Mumbai First He also saluted the Mumbai Spirit that citizens display during a crisis terror attacksSadhvis damage controlMost terror attacks on Mumbai happened during the Congress regime but they just changed the ministers and went to sleep he said In an apparent effort at appeasing the police force and people in general who are upset by BJPs Bhopal candidate Sadhvi Pragya who had insulted the late Hemant Karkare Modi came up with a emotional appreciation of the police force He said his government had built the countrys first ever memorial to the 33000 martyred police personnel Nobody understands that the police force is always there to protect us and serve the country he saidUddhav showers loveTaking the agenda of Hindutva further Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said the alliance would build the Ram Temple in Ayodhya Saffron is the common thought that binds us We have a maximum programme for running the country The Oppositions 56 parties dont have a PM candidateThackeray touched upon the burning issues of Jammu and Kashmir the alleged tukde tukde gang of JNU Congress partys manifesto promises on sedition law He said a Bangladeshi artiste was invited to canvass for a candidate in West Bengal Would you vote for these people They need to be hanged he saidCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current 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