TIL Desk/National/Kanpur/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing supporters at a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur. Here are the highlights:
-There is a strong desire for change in Uttar Pradesh.
-I don’t just see the winds of change. I see a storm for change.
-If the youth of Uttar Pradesh come together, then nothing can stop India from progressing. Countries with youthful populations progress at a much faster pace. India has a majority of its population under the age of 35 and this will increase further. Our youth is our biggest strength and will carry India to new heights.
-Energy projects have been set up to improve the lives of those in remote areas.
-Others political parties are busy with their own worries and troubles. They don’t have time for the people. Today, you have a government at the Centre which is dedicated to the poor of this country. We are fighting black money and corruption. We are doing all we can to make a better India. Our agenda is stop corruption, stop black money. But others have an agenda of ‘Stop Parliament’.
-Despite the President of the country telling them to do their job and let Parliament function, they continued to disrupt Parliament.
-For the first time, the country has seen a government dedicated to punish the corrupt.
-The opposition parties were seen protecting the corrupt.
-Those with the habit of malpractice and cheating people of this country will not be allowed to get away anymore.
-It is time for Uttar Pradesh to change along with the rest of the country. That will be possible only when you vote for change.
-In the All-Party meeting, I told every party that India wants to move towards honesty. I urged every leader to come together and work towards this. I had said earlier that elections (Lok Sabha and Assembly Polls) are held separately, thereby adding a lot of monetary strain. It also allowed a space for black money to make its way into the system.
-We should work towards having simultaneous elections for the Centre and the state. We must win the fight we’ve started against black money, counterfeit money and corruption. People of Uttar Pradesh are tired of Goondaism. Unaccountable, corruption and doing as they please – this is the functioning style of the Congress.
-I am happy to say that barring 70-72 villages out of 1600-odd villages, all others have got electricity.
-These 70-odd villages will also get electricity soon. This was not done in all these years by those who ruled for so many years.
-You all know how difficult it was to get a gas cylinder connection. Now that process has become so simple. We have stopped the misuse of urea by the corrupt and have ensured that farmers get their due share.
