Strong regime need of the hour: Modi
Criticising the UPA government’s record on the development front and pro-minorities stance, especially in promoting Muslim welfare, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, on Thursday held the Congress-led ruling coalition responsible for withholding environmental clearances for several projects, causing a huge loss to the economy. In the same breath, Mr. Modi, speaking at a rally in Erode, blamed the Central government for the power crisis in Tamil Nadu, a few days after AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa saw a “conspiracy” in the repeated snags in Central power generating stations in the State. Trying to be politically correct in Ramanathapuram, where Muslims form a sizeable part of the electorate, Mr. Modi was all praise for the former President, A.P.J Abdul Kalam, even as he criticised the Congress’s claim as being the “saviour of the Muslims.” At a rally to seek votes for BJP candidates D. Kuppuramu, seeking election from Ramanathapuram, and H. Raja from neighbouring Sivaganga, Mr. Modi said the Congress’s 15-point programme for the uplift of minorities was only on paper. Fishermen’s woes Later, at an election rally in Kanyakumari, Mr. Modi charged both the Central and State governments with blaming each other for the plight of the Tamil Nadu fishermen, repeatedly under attack by the Sri Lankan Navy. A day after Congress president Sonia Gandhi asked the voters to reject him, Mr. Modi, speaking at the same venue, said the Sri Lankan Navy attacked and jailed Tamil Nadu fishermen, while Delhi “sleeps.” “Sonia says the Tamil Nadu government is not doing anything.
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