TIL Desk/National/NE/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked the people of Arunachal Pradesh to vote for a ‘chowkidaar’ who would provide security to the country even as he attacked Opposition parties, saying they were “disheartened” by India’s growth and success.
Kicking off his campaign in Aalo for simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls in Arunachal, the prime minister said Arunachal is a “shield for the country with the people zealously guarding the border as sentinels”. Attacking the Congress, Modi said the grand old party is “synonymous with corruption” and has the habit to take people of the country for a ride.
“Whenever the country makes achievements, don’t you feel happy? Everyone, irrespective of their social and financial status, regales at India’s success stories. There are, however, some who feel disheartened by India’s growth and success,” the PM said.
“When India hit terrorists in their houses, what was the stand of opposition parties, you have all seen. Even when our scientists made achievements, they found excuses to belittle them,” the PM said, urging the people to “punish” opposition parties in the upcoming elections.