Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Congress, calling it a “barrier” to the country’s development.
Besides Congress, taking a jibe at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Yogi said that the “namoona” from Delhi, would use his “jhaadu” (party symbol) to “sweep away” everything the country has. Holding three rallies in the districts of Mahisagar, Anand, and Vadodara in poll-bound Gujarat on Tuesday, Yogi said that while the BJP provides a guarantee of security, prosperity, progress, and public welfare, Congress acts as a barrier to the nation’s prosperity.
Hitting out further at the Congress party, the Chief Minister said, “Before 2014, Congress had spread mistrust, anarchy, and corruption in the country. People had lost faith in governance and administration. In such a situation, Gujarat, which was always a ‘companion in times of crisis’, gave politics a new identity by sending Narendra Modi to Delhi.”
Criticizing previous governments, he stated that business and religious programmes could not be held in Gujarat 20 years ago, there were riots all around and the youth were unemployed; however, as soon as the government was formed under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, Gujarat’s model became a model for the country today.
“The model of Gujarat moves on from being riot-free and curfew-free to attaining the dream of a terrorism- and naxalism-free India,” he said.
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister pointed out that India’s global prestige has shot up under Modi’s leadership, adding that the country has defeated the UK, which ruled India for nearly 200 years, to become the fifth largest economy and is also leading the G20, the group of 20 most powerful nations that control 80 percent of the world’s resources.
Attacking the Congress party for giving shelter to the rioters, Yogi stated, “The BJP views 135 crore people as a family, whereas the Congress party is concerned about the upliftment of its own family alone.”
“The water of Narmada was taken to every house and village. If the BJP government comes back to Gujarat, then free health insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh will be available. The government of Double Engine is working in your interest,” he said. Invoking Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel in the Umreth assembly of Anand, Yogi said, “Anand was the ‘karmbhumi’ of Sardar Patel. He is the architect of present-day India. It was a challenge to merge 563 princely states into the Republic of India.”