Maharashtra election 2024: Modi appeals voters to be united against Congress' divisive politics

In his first election rally in Maharashtra PM Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress calling the arch rival an antinational force that conspired to divide the society He gave a slogan ek hai to safe hai united we are safe to stand guard against the Congresss alleged plotModi kicked off the campaign in Dhule tribal dominated Lok Sabha segment where the BJP had lost by a slender margin In his introductory remarks DY CM Devendra Fadnavis blamed the Dhule defeat on vote jihad in the Muslimdominated Malegaon Assembly constituencyModi came down heavily on the Congress first family of Gandhi He said starting from Jawaharlal Nehru to Rahul Gandhi the family was against the development of scheduled castes scheduled tribes and other backward classes He accused the Congress of protecting terrorism separatists and Pakistani agenda by passing a resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly that Article 370 be reinstated They dont want Babasaheb Ambedkars Constitution in Jammu and Kashmir he said calling out the Congress for spreading a fake narrative about SCs and STs in Maharashtra that their quota would go Modi said it was BJP under Atal Bihari Vajpayee that created a separate ministry and departments for STsAfter Nehru came Indira They didnt want representation for the SCs and STs Rajiv Gandhi opposed the OBC quota They knew that their political shop will close down if SC ST and OBC are strengthened Yuvraj Rahul Gandhi is also doing the same The Congress is instigating communities to fight against each other added ModiThe PM said there could be no bigger conspiracy against India than the divisive politics of Congress Ek hai to safe hai he said asking the people to be united to stop Congress Mahatma Gandhi wanted to dissolve the Congress because he knew what would ail the party The Congress has been part of divisive conspiracies It cut Kashmir off the mainstream The Constitution did not apply in Jammu and Kashmir for 75 years What was the reason that Babasaheb Ambedkars Constitution was not implemented there But when Modi came he ended everything said the PM adding that the Congresss plans would not succeed as long as he had peoples blessingsModi said the MVA vehicle has no wheels and the combine fought for the drivers seat He assured that the pace of development the state had seen in the last two years would continue The development in Maharashtra will reach a new high in the next five years he said We have also seen MVAs government They first looted the government and then looted the people They opposed projects like metro Vadhvan port Samruddhi marg They stalled every project Remember where there is BJPMahayuti there is momentum of development he saidHe said his friend Devendra Fadnavis and CM Eknath Shinde along with Ajit Pawar had compiled a 10 point vachannama guarantees promised the development of all sectors and individuals across the state In fact it is a road map of future development This will be a foundation for Maharashtra and Indias growth he said while praising the state leaders especially Fadnavis the partys face in MaharashtraModi stressed upon the welfare of women blaming the Congress for delaying the emergency of women power in India The Congress laughed when we started schemes for women welfare he said recalling how the Congress leaders had approached the courts to stall the Ladki Bahin Yojana that has been appreciated across the country They have decided to stop the Ladki Bahin if they come to power Modi told the audience asking them whether they wanted the scheme scrapped He also mentioned an incident in which a MVA leader has been accused of using a foul language against Mahayutis female candidate in MumbaiDouble engine sarkar has worked wonders in Maharashtra he said adding that the state was number one in FDI and overall investments He touched upon every possible vote based including farmers and unemployed youth He promised Fadnavis that the Centre would construct a greenfield airport near upcoming Vadhvan Port the biggest in the countryMaharashtra has given me wholeheartedly whatever I demanded I came here in 2014 Assembly elections and asked you for a BJP government You have us unprecedented victory Im here again Im beginning the campaign from here Please bless all candidates of BJPMahayuti he appealed to the rally that would also influence the neighbouring STdominated Nandurbar district