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Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing his first physical rally after the announcement of the poll schedule in Saharanpur has hit out at the Samajwadi Party. He said it supported rioters and the mafia, and fielded criminals in western Uttar Pradesh for the assembly elections.
Urging the people to back the BJP, Modi told people that a Bharatiya Janata Party government was necessary in the state to keep it riot-free.
He also referred to the legislation enacted against triple talaq, saying Adityanath’s government was needed in the state so that no one could oppress Muslim women.
“Now these ‘mafiawadis’ (supporters of the mafia) have made the big culprit of the Saharanpur riots their partner in this election. And it is not just about Saharanpur. In the entire western Uttar Pradesh, these people have selectively fielded criminals,” the prime minister said.
“These people are even making anti-nationals their proposers,” he added.
“What happened in Muzaffarnagar was a stigma, but what happened here in Saharanpur was also horrifying. The Saharanpur riots are proof of how people are targeted under political patronage. Due to such acts, you taught a lesson to the rioters in 2017,” Modi said, referring to the 2017 assembly elections.
The Muzaffarnagar riots took place in 2013, while the Saharanpur communal violence happened in July 2014.
Mentioning the triple talaq law, the prime minister said, “Our government stands with every deprived, victim Muslim women. No one can oppress Muslim women and for this, Yogiji’s government is necessary.”
A BJP government is necessary in Uttar Pradesh to keep women free from fear and send criminals to prison, he said.
A BJP government in the state is required so that the poor continue to get free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh in good hospitals, Modi said, adding that it is also needed so that the money given under the PM Kisan Yojana keeps going into the bank accounts of small farmers.
Taking a jibe at political rivals, Modi asked should Adityanath send criminals and the mafia to palaces instead of prisons.
“People of this area have decided to vote for the BJP. Vote for the one who will keep our sisters and daughters free from fear and will send criminals to jail,” he said.
