Big, powerful people in country, abroad have united to remove Modi: PM at Karnataka rally

Chikkaballapur (Karnataka) [India], April 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that “big and powerful people” in the country and abroad have united to “remove” him from office but he has “suraksha kavach of matri shakti” and he is moving ahead after facing every challenge.

Addressing a rally here to boost prospects of NDA candidates in the Lok Sabha polls, PM Modi talked of the initiatives of his government for the welfare of people.

The Prime Minister referred to the large presence of women in the gathering.

“The amount of hard work you do, the challenges you face, this Modi has seen in his home. These days, big and powerful people of country, abroad have become united to remove Modi. But there are blessings of nari shakti, matru shakti, I have your protective armour that Modi, keeps on walking facing every challenge,” he said.  

PM further said that the safety and security of women is priority of his government.

“The safety and security of women is my priority. In 10 years, we associated 10 crore women with self-help groups. One crore women have become 'Lakhpati Didis'. Now this is Modi’s guarantee that three crore women will become 'Lakhpati Didis', whose annual income will be more than Rs 1 lakh,” PM Modi said.

According to the vision of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, the NDA government is expanding modern infrastructure in Karnataka, he noted.

“In the last 10 years, the number of National Highways in Karnataka has grown from 25 to 49. In this region, with the setting up of Special Economic Zones, employment and economic growth will get a boost... Nandi Hills, Tai Bhuvaneshwari, and Tai Kolaramma all lie in the vicinity of this place. Our government will work to develop and popularise these places as pilgrimage sites and weekend getaway,” he said.

The PM also launched a sharp attack on Congress and said that Karnataka is the biggest example how it “deceives” the farmers.

"Karnataka is the biggest example of how Congress deceives the farmers. We started the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme for small and marginal farmers. When Karnataka had the BJP government, the farmers of the state received Rs 10000 each; Rs 6000 from the central government and Rs 4000 from Karnataka's BJP government. But as soon as Congress formed government in the state, it stopped giving Rs 4000 to the farmers,” the PM said.

Speaking about the NAMO Drone Didi Yojana, PM Modi said the NDA government is providing drone pilot training to rural women.

“The day is not far when our daughters will assist in farming using drones in the fields of Kolar and Chikkaballapur,” PM Modi said.

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, whose party Janata Dal (Secular) is fighting the Lok Sabha election in alliance with the BJP, shared the stage with Prime Minister.

Deve Gowda, who had BJP symbol as other leaders on the dais, held PM Modi's hand to reflect the solidarity between the two parties for the Lok Sabha polls.

PM Modi said the biggest beneficiaries of the BJP-led government are members belonging to SCs, STs, and OBCs and alleged that they were forced to live in poverty earlier.

"The biggest beneficiaries of the Modi government are SC, ST, and OBC families. In earlier governments, families from SC, ST, and OBC communities had to live in slums, they did not have access to electricity and water. They had lost all faith in the government. Your lost faith has been reinstated in the Modi government because of Modi's guarantee. In the last 10 years, 25 crore people have come out of poverty," 

“Those who were given the least importance, the ones standing last in the line, NDA government has moved them to the first place in the line. The NDA nominated a member from the SC community as the President, it also nominated a tribal woman as the President. It is our government which has developed the five places associated with Babasaheb Ambedkar as 'Panchtirtha'," he added.

Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka will be held in two phases on April 26 and May 7.
Congress has nominated MS Raksha Ramaiah, son of former minister MR Seetharam, from Chikkaballapur while the BJP has fielded Dr. K Sudhakar, a former health minister. (ANI)