The rally was held at the CBD ground in Delhi's Karkardooma
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed his first rally for the Delhi Legislative Assembly Election 2020 in Karkardooma in the national capital.
The rally started at around 2 PM on this day and is being held at the CBD ground in Delhi.
Addressing a huge rally in Delhi. Watch. https://t.co/STOVixCErm
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 3, 2020
Amid recent controversies over protests in the national capital against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday alleged that there is a political conspiracy behind these protests and linked these to a 'political design' to 'divide India' and 'ruin the harmony of the nation'.
"There is a political design behind all these protests including Jamia and Shaheen Bagh. These protests are a conspiracy to divide India. These protests are going to ruin the harmony of the nation," he asserted.
Further, he lambasted the opposition political parties of siding with these protests to divide the country. Targetting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress ahead of the Delhi assembly polls, PM Modi said, "But AAP and Congress are provoking people. Constitution and tricolor are being kept in front and attention is being diverted from the real conspiracy."
17:49 IST Monday, 03 December 2020
PM Modi in Delhi: From time to time, in different cases, the view of courts, the Supreme court is that protests should not bother the common man. The Supreme Court, the High Courts have always expressed their displeasure over violence and arson during demonstrations
17:35 IST Monday, 03 December 2020
PM Modi: Be it Seelampur, Jamia or Shaheen Bagh, protests held over the past several days regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act. Is this just a coincidence? No. This is an experiment. There is politics behind this
17:30 IST Monday, 03 December 2020
PM: These people were doubting ability of our forces during surgical strikes. Do citizens of Delhi want such people in power? These people are saving those who want to break India into pieces. There is a political design behind all these protests including Jamia and Shaheen Bagh. If it had been against one law, it would have ended after assurances of the government. But AAP and Congress are provoking people. Constitution and tricolor are being kept in front and attention is being diverted from the real conspiracy
#WATCH PM Modi: Be it Seelampur, Jamia or Shaheen Bagh, protests held over the past several days regarding the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Is this just a coincidence? No. This is an experiment.There is a political design behind this which has plans to destroy harmony in country pic.twitter.com/HBkBem6Spk
— ANI (@ANI) February 3, 2020
17:20 IST Monday, 03 December 2020
PM Modi: In this budget, it has also been taken care that middle-class taxpayers have more money to save. The government has now given the option of a new slab of tax. This slab is also simple and there is no pressure to invest in certain schemes only to save tax
17:16 IST Monday, 03 December 2020
PM: There was a complaint from traders of the country, including Delhi, that they face pressure from tax authorities. So we started an Indirect Tax Settlement Scheme last year. After this, there was a demand that such a scheme be started for Direct Taxes. In this budget, we fulfilled this.
PM: There was a complaint from traders of country, including Delhi, that they face pressure from tax authorities. So we started Indirect Tax Settlement Scheme last year.After this, there was demand that such a scheme be started for Direct Taxes. In this budget, we fulfilled this pic.twitter.com/EmSM28Tb8W
— ANI (@ANI) February 3, 2020
17:10 IST Monday, 03 December 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi: The union budget that has come is going to give direction not only for this year but for this entire decade. The benefit of this budget will be for the youth of Delhi, traders of Delhi, the middle class, poor and women
17:08 IST Monday, 03 December 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi: People of the country got a Lokpal, but the people of Delhi are still waiting for a Lokpal. There was such a big movement, such tall claims, what happened to them all?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi: People of the country got a Lokpal, but the people of Delhi are still waiting for a Lokpal. There was such a big movement, such tall claims, what happened to them all? pic.twitter.com/oTsypne45T
— ANI (@ANI) February 3, 2020
16:59 IST Monday, 03 December 2020
PM Modi: Article 370 was abrogated after 70 years, Ramjanambhoomi verdict came after 70 years, Kartarpur Sahab corridor was made after 70 years, India-Bangladesh border issue solved after 70 years, CAA came after 70 yrs, War memorial and Police memorial made after 50-60 years
PM Modi: Article 370 was abrogated after 70 years, Ramjanambhoomi verdict came after 70 years, Kartarpur Sahab corridor was made after 70 years, India-Bangladesh border issue solved after 70 years, CAA came after 70 yrs, War memorial and Police memorial made after 50-60 years pic.twitter.com/KD8ArqFi0r
— ANI (@ANI) February 3, 2020
16:53 IST Monday, 03 December 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi: The Delhi Govt is not letting Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana be implemented here. Till this Govt is in power in Delhi they will continue to put obstacles in welfare work. They don't know anything except playing politics.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi:The Delhi Govt is not letting Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana be implemented here. Till this Govt is in power in Delhi they will continue to put obstacles in welfare work. They don't know anything except playing politics. pic.twitter.com/C669bDqTQ3
— ANI (@ANI) February 3, 2020
16:52 IST Monday, 03 December 2020
The vote of the people of Delhi had supported the change in the country, now the vote of the people of Delhi will also change and modernize our Delhi. It will make it safe, make the lives of the people living here easier: PM Modi
16:49 IST Monday, 03 December 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi: People who never thought that they will ever be able to get their home registry done in their lives, are now seeing their dreams come true.
16:43 IST Monday, 03 December 2020
PM Narendra Modi: The vote of the people of Delhi had supported the change in the country, now the vote of the people of Delhi will also change and modernize our Delhi. It will make it safe, make the lives of the people living here easier.
PM Narendra Modi: The vote of the people of Delhi had supported the change in the country, now the vote of the people of Delhi will also change and modernize our Delhi. It will make it safe, make the lives of the people living here easier. #DelhiElections2020 pic.twitter.com/SShZgRYNiF
— ANI (@ANI) February 3, 2020
16:38 IST Monday, 03 December 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his address with 'Bharat Mata ki Jai.'
16:32 IST Monday, 03 December 2020
Delhi: PM Narendra Modi arrives at CBD Ground in Karkardooma, where he will address a rally shortly.
Delhi: PM Narendra Modi arrives at CBD Ground in Karkardooma, where he will address a rally shortly. #DelhiElections2020 pic.twitter.com/YzBdCRgcqE
— ANI (@ANI) February 3, 2020
1. Protests are a conspiracy to divide India: PM Modi
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Amid recent controversies over protests in the national capital against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday alleged that there is a political conspiracy behind these protests and linked these to a 'political design' to 'divide India' and 'ruin the harmony of the nation'.
"Be it Seelampur, Jamia or Shaheen Bagh, protests held over the past several days regarding the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Is this just a coincidence? No. This is an experiment," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first election rally for Delhi polls at Karkardooma.
"There is a political design behind all these protests including Jamia and Shaheen Bagh. These protests are a conspiracy to divide India. These protests are going to ruin the harmony of the nation," he asserted.
Further, he lambasted the opposition political parties of siding with these protests to divide the country. Targetting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress ahead of the Delhi assembly polls, PM Modi said, "But AAP and Congress are provoking people. Constitution and tricolor are being kept in front and attention is being diverted from the real conspiracy."
He further asked the people of Delhi if 'these people' (AAP and Congress) deserve to be in power because they had, he said, doubted on the ability of the armed forces during surgical strikes. "These people were doubting the ability of our forces during surgical strikes. Do citizens of Delhi want such people in power? These people are saving those who want to break India into pieces," PM Modi said.
Members of the Opposition have deemed CAA "discriminatory and anti-Constitution" while the Centre has maintained that the new law has no effect on Indian citizens. Recently, two firing incidents took place near Jamia Millia Islamia University.
Massive protests have emerged across the country against the CAA and the NRC.
The new citizenship law promises citizenship to members of 6 non-Muslim communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who entered India before December 31, 2014.
Critics say that the new law is against the secular nature of the Indian Constitution and clubbed with the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) may be misused to strip away some Muslims' citizenship in the country. The BJP, however, has argued that the law has nothing to do with India's Muslims and only helps those who fled religious persecution in the neighbouring countries.
2. Star campaigner for Delhi Assembly Polls
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The PM, who is BJP's star campaigner for the Delhi Assembly polls, will address another rally in southwest Delhi's Dwarka on Tuesday. "One rally of the Prime Minister will be held in East Delhi at Karkardooma on February 3. The other rally will be held in Dwarka on February 4," a senior party leader had said.
With less than a week remaining for the Delhi elections, parties have intensified their campaign. BJP has always banked upon PM Modi for state elections. Monday's rally can be seen as a final push to woo the undecided voters.
"The dates have been chosen as the BJP wants to utilise the Prime Minister when the campaign is at its peak," sources quoted by Zee News said.
Last year in December, Modi began BJP's campaign for Delhi elections in a rally at Ramlila Maidan, where he raised questions on the ruling Aam Aadmi Party's governance and its failure to contain the pollution levels in the capital. He also attacked the opposition for spreading misinformation on the recently enacted Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Senior party leaders including Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda have launched an intensive campaign with back to back rallies in the national capital.
Last week, the party released its election manifesto, called the 'Delhi Sankalp Patra' in the presence of Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari, Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Prakash Javadekar, Harsh Vardhan, and other BJP MPs.
The manifesto includes promises on issues like women's safety, better road connectivity, housing and development, and transgender issues. It also promised to sort the issue of unauthorised colonies in the national capital.
The BJP had driven 49 buses across Delhi, campaigning for the elections, and asking the Delhi populace for their suggestion on what to include in the manifesto. It is being said that the strategy had been adopted by the BJP's Delhi unit to better understand the demands that the people of the Union Territory have from their government.
Delhi Assembly elections will be held on February 8 while counting of votes will be conducted on February 11.
The ruling AAP is locked in a triangular contest with the BJP and the Congress but is favourite to retain the Union Territory.
The Kejriwal-led AAP had won 67 seats in the 70-member assembly in 2015 assembly elections, defying all expectations. While the party hopes to repeat its performance.
