Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Aligarh on Sunday to address his second of 12 rallies planned for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017. The state goes to poll on February 11 in seven phases.
Election in the state will be held between February 11 and March 8. Counting will take place on March 11. The Sunday rally will begin at 2 pm. This will be his first Aligarh visit since he became the prime minister of India.
3:58 pm IST: In a day 7650 crimes, 24 rapes, 21 rape attempts, 13 murders, 33 kidnappings, 19 riots and 136 thefts happen in UP.
3:08 pm IST: UP doesn't want 'SCAM' , they want lotus. [SCAM is Samajwadi Party, Congress, Akhilesh, Mayawati.]
2:55 pm IST: "Till the time Congress was in power, Babasaheb Ambedkar didn't receive Bharat Ratna. Every other party politicizes ideals of Babasaheb Ambedkar. But we want everyone to know Dr. Ambedkar's contributions."
2:54 pm IST: "Give us one occassion to prove ourselves. We promise to transform UP to the state of your dreams."
2:53 pm IST: "We've undertaken welfare measures for sugarcane farmers, but why is it so that UP government has not been able to look after them?"
2:52 pm IST: "For 70 years, 18,000 villages didn't have electricity; Most cases were from UP; We've taken up work of electrification in mission mode."
2:50 pm IST: "Our aim is to make rural India smoke-free. We've launched the Ujjwala Yojana & are providing gas connections to the poor."
2:48 pm IST: UP BJP has promised to ensure payment to sugarcane farmers within 14 days, I have full confidence in them.
2:46 pm IST: "Can a women step out after 7pm in UP? Shouldn't this deteriorating law & order condition be corrected?" "Criminals in UP don't fear law; I urge all to remove those from power who shelter criminals."
2:41 pm IST: "If, for once you oust politicians who shelter gundas, the safety of women will be ensured automatically."
2:39 pm IST: I told the UP government repeatedly to close doors for corruption but for this one needs to have committment towards the society, said PM Modi.
2:37 pm IST: Is it necessary to be born into a particular community to get jobs? We stopped the procedures for interview of Class III & IV jobs. This has tremendously cut down corruption.
2:35 pm IST: We want our youth to prosper and shine. We brought Mudra Yojana, provided them loans and promoted entrepreneurship.
2:34 pm IST: Development for me is V for Vidyut (electricity), K for Kanoon (law) and S for Sadak (roads).
2:31 pm IST: Undertook this fight against corruption so that people esp the poor and youth get their rightful & money can be used for their welfare.
2:30 pm IST: There is never any electricity in Uttar Pradesh. When the electricity comes people celebrate, said PM Modi. UP's government are not bothered about progress in the state.
2:29 pm IST: Aligarh's famous locks are now used to lock factories in Aligarh itself because the govt in Lucknow doesn't provide electricity, said PM Modi.
2:22 pm IST: These people haven't come together to win elections, but if we stay separate and the Modi has domination in the Rajya Sabha he will make laws that will give no space to thiefs, said PM Modi.
2:21 pm IST: Through Aadhar and Jan Dhan Yojna we are paying people. We have saved Rs. 40,000 crore since there are no middlemen, said PM Modi.
2:18 pm IST: Other political parties are anger since I am tightening screws, said PM Modi. They are worried that they have to be accountable for 70 years of corruption.
2:14 pm IST: Uttar Pradesh's people want justice, progress, said PM Modi.
