Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a rally in Maharajganj on Tuesday that he had no "waaris (heir)" other than the people for whose welfare he was ready to expend himself, leading some to interpret this as an oblique response to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s recent claim that he may have decided on a political successor.
"Garib se garib ma-baap bhi hamesha chahta hai ki jaane ke baad baccho ko virasat mein kuch de kar jayen (even the poorest of parents nurture a wish to leave a legacy for their children). But Modi is a person who has no such legacy to pass on. You are my legacy and heir," he told the gathering.
The PM said his sole objective was to work towards building a brighter future for millions of citizens, ensuring that "your children don't suffer even a fraction of the troubles their previous generations did".
Addressing election rallies in Motihari and Maharajganj for the NDA candidates, Modi said the oppn INDIA bloc was not a political platform, but a congregation of extremely communal, casteist and dynastic people who cannot see beyond their families and can only divide the country and loot its treasures.
He said the INDIA bloc has already suffered a crushing defeat in the five phases of polls so far.
“INDI alliance wale puri tarah parast ho chuke hain. The June 4 (election) results will be a blow to the ‘tukde-tukde gang, jungle raj, appeasement policy, anti-women mindset, the dirty thinking of instigating fight in society and those having the perverse mindset of abusing ‘Sanatan’,” he said.
Will work harder for prosperity of people in Bihar & country, says PM A ware of the anti-incumbency factor, Modi urged the electorate to vote for a “strong PM” and promised to work harder for the prosperity of people in Bihar and the country in the next five years. “Viksit Bihar aur Bharat banana hai,” he said.
Without taking names of anyone, Modi said the oppn bloc leaders in Punjab, Telangana and Tamil Nadu abused the people of Bihar and called for their boycott, but the Congress’s “shahi parivar” and its allies kept mum. “Yahan RJD wale vote mang rahe hain. Do they deserve your votes? They deserve punishment. The June 4 results will deal a severe blow to the INDI alliance leaders. Those neck-deep in corruption and convicted and outside jail on health grounds are not digesting that people of the country are going to elect Modi again for the next five years,” the PM said.
Referring to Tejashwi’s comment that “Modi will get bed rest after June 4”, the PM said what else can be expected from the heir to jungle raj. “No one may get bed rest in life. But those born with a silver spoon in their mouths don’t understand the meaning of labour,” he said.
Taking a dig at the RJD for questioning his frequent visits to Bihar, the PM said it was his “sauvagya” to see and seek blessings of the people across the country. Modi visited Bihar seventh time during the ongoing election period.
Referring to the railway land-for-jobs case against Lalu and his family members, Modi asked whether those who got the poor people’s land registered in lieu of giving jobs can do any good to the youths? He said the NDA govt of CM Nitish Kumar and late Sushil Kumar Modi (BJP leader who was deputy CM) brought out Bihar from the quagmire of RJD’s jungle raj.
Stressing the need for a toilet in a house and how women suffered for decades due to lack of it, Modi said the Congress and its allies like RJD never felt the need for toilets and remained busy in opening accounts in Swiss banks and getting their palatial buildings constructed. “Garib aur garib hota raha. For me, you are Modi. About 40 lakh pucca houses have been constructed for the poor people in Bihar in the last 10 years,” he said and promised 3 crore new pucca houses. He said these houses will be registered in the name of a woman family member only.
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