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In Ajmer, PM Modi slams Congress, says it plays vote-bank politics

News Nation Bureau New Delhi Updated on: 07 Oct 2018, 00:12 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday kickstarted BJP's election campaign by addressing a rally in Ajmer, Rajasthan to a massive gathering and said that the BJP is not in a habit of lying to people. The rally began as Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s statewide 'Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra' concludes ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections. Modi was also slated to visit the Brahma Temple in Pushkar town. However, it was cancelled.

PM Modi in Ajmer LIVE UPDATES:

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On one side, the game of politics of vote bank, on the other side - the promises of developments at every corner of society, it is easy to break the society, but the connecting life is a bit difficult because we do not do vote bank politics: PM Modi

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I might be the Prime minister for the country and the world, but I am an activist for the BJP, says Narendra Modi 

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We are committed to ensure welfare of women and mothers who are working. That is why we have decided to give 26 weeks maternity leave to them: PM Modi

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In a healthy democracy, a strong opposition is needed. But, we have a set of people who not only failed in government for 60 long years, but also have failed as an opposition: PM Modi addressing BJP workers in Pushkar.

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I am Prime Minister for the nation, but a worker for the BJP. So wherever I am invited, even if at a booth level meeting, I will be present: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ajmer's Pushkar

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The development we witnessed under this BJP government in just 5 years, Congress could not come anywhere close to it in their 50 years, says Vasundhara Raje.

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PM Modi to addresses Vijay Sankalp Sabha at Ajmer, Rajasthan shortly

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Modi had also addressed an election rally in Ajmer 2013. The Rajasthan assembly elections are due later in 2018.

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The BJP, which lost the Ajmer Lok Sabha constituency to the Opposition Congress in the bypolls held earlier in 2018 is attempting to build a favourable mood among the voters by bringing Modi into the fray.

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The rally will mark the conclusion of Vasundhara Raje’s ‘Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra’ that had begun from Charbhujanath temple.

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Rajasthan BJP president Madan Lal Saini along with Raje and other eminent leaders reviewed the conditions on Friday and decided the preparations for the rally to be held at the Kayad Vishram Sthali on the outskirts of Ajmer. Around three lakh people are expected to attend the rally.

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"This will be a historic rally of the prime minister which will be participated by a large number of people," Onkar Singh Lakhawat, the chairman of Rajasthan Heritage Preservation and Promotion Authority, said, adding that the workers were “fully geared up and filled with enthusiasm” for the rally.

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First Published : 06 Oct 2018, 07:55 AM

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