Tribune News Service & PTI
Jeypore (Odisha)/Kurnool (AP)/Hyderabad, March 29
Launching BJP’s poll campaign in Odisha, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today targeted Opposition chief ministers besides listing achievements of his government at the Centre.
Speaking at Jeypore in Odisha, Modi referred to the successful anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test under ‘Mission Shakti’ and said his government had put a ‘chowkidar’ even in space.
“Those criticising the anti-satellite technology will be given a befitting reply in the elections,” he said.
“The NDA government has been working hard to develop road and rail infrastructure in the state. In the last five years, the government has been able to build homes for eight lakh families, light up houses and provide gas connections to 40 lakh homes,” he said.
In Telangana’s Mahbubnagar, he said, “On April 11, you are not just going to select an MP or vote for a PM, but will be voting for a new India, which will be reflective of the aspirations of Telangana.”
Launching a scathing attack on CM K Chandrashekhar Rao, he said the people of the state had fought for a separate Telangana after bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, but CM had benefitted his family, instead of the people.
Taking a jibe at the CM’s belief in astrology, the PM said Rao got early Assembly election held on the suggestion of some astrologers and then delayed the formation of his cabinet for the same reason.
“You tell me whether the people of Telangana will decide the future of Telangana or an astrologer?” he said.
At Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, he targeted CM N Chandrababu Naidu by calling him ‘U-turn Babu’. “The people of Andhra Pradesh know whose coffers are being filled. When this chowkidar sought accounts, U-turn Babu took a U-turn from AP’s growth and walked out from NDA,” he said.
EC gives clean chit to Modi’s address
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on the test-firing of an anti-satellite missile did not violate the model code of conduct, the Election Commission said on Friday. The EC took the decision based on the report of a panel of officers after Opposition’s complaint. PTI
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