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Digvijay committed 'big sin' by not voting, says Modi

Addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh for not exercising his franchise, saying that he had committed a 'big sin' by abstaining from voting.

Digvijay committed 'big sin' by not voting, says Modi

Modi's speech was lined with sarcastic comments

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Published : May 13, 2019, 4:20 PM IST

Ratlam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Bhopal seat in Madhya Pradesh, committed a "big sin" by not casting his vote.

Modi's speech was lined with sarcastic comments

Singh, a registered voter at his hometown Raghogarh in the state's Rajgarh Lok Sabha seat, did not exercise his franchise during the polling held there on Sunday.

The Congress leader, who is pitted against BJP leader and 2008 Malegaon blast accused Pragya Thakur, stayed put in Bhopal, asking people to come out and vote.

"Diggy Raja you have committed a big sin in the festival of democracy, the President, Vice President stood in queues to cast their votes, but Diggy Raja did not," Modi said at a rally in the state's Ratlam district.

"His (Singh's) arrogance came to light yesterday in Bhopal. When people are electing their representatives and even I exercised my franchise in Ahmedabad, Diggy Raja neither cared for democracy nor people," he said in remarks laced with sarcasm.

"You (Singh) were very busy asking people to vote and save me. Why you are so frightened of losing your job" the prime minister asked.

Modi said even the Narmada yatra, a religious pilgrimage undertaken by Singh last year, would not come to his rescue in the Lok Sabha elections.

Ratlam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Bhopal seat in Madhya Pradesh, committed a "big sin" by not casting his vote.

Modi's speech was lined with sarcastic comments

Singh, a registered voter at his hometown Raghogarh in the state's Rajgarh Lok Sabha seat, did not exercise his franchise during the polling held there on Sunday.

The Congress leader, who is pitted against BJP leader and 2008 Malegaon blast accused Pragya Thakur, stayed put in Bhopal, asking people to come out and vote.

"Diggy Raja you have committed a big sin in the festival of democracy, the President, Vice President stood in queues to cast their votes, but Diggy Raja did not," Modi said at a rally in the state's Ratlam district.

"His (Singh's) arrogance came to light yesterday in Bhopal. When people are electing their representatives and even I exercised my franchise in Ahmedabad, Diggy Raja neither cared for democracy nor people," he said in remarks laced with sarcasm.

"You (Singh) were very busy asking people to vote and save me. Why you are so frightened of losing your job" the prime minister asked.

Modi said even the Narmada yatra, a religious pilgrimage undertaken by Singh last year, would not come to his rescue in the Lok Sabha elections.

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'Hua to hua' remark shows arrogance of Congress: Modi
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Ratlam, May 13 (PTI) Tearing into Congress leader Sam
Pitroda's "hua to hua" (whatever happened, happened) remark on
the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday
said people are now saying "enough is enough" in response.
He sought to dismiss "claims by pundits and planted
reports from Delhi" that there was no "Modi wave". "The wave
is coming out from each home," he said.
Addressing an election rally here in Madhya Pradesh,
Modi said in incidents like the Bhopal gas tragedy and scams
like CWG, 2G spectrum and coal allocation happened under the
watch of the Rahul Gandhi-led party, which brazenly says "hua
to hua".
Modi also reiterated his claim that the Gandhis used
warship INS Viraat for "picnic". But when questions were
raised about it, the Congress said "hua to hua", he added.
Jawans died in terror and Naxal attacks, but the
Congress kept saying, "hua to hua", he said.
Replying to a reporter's question on the 1984 riots,
Pitroda, a close aide of Rahul Gandhi and head of the Overseas
Congress said last week, "Hua to hua..."
"'Hua to hua' are not mere three words, they reflect
the ideology and arrogance of the Congress. People are now
saying 'enough is enough' in response to it," Modi said.
'Hua to hua' is the Congress' answer to scams, he
said. "These 'mahamilavati' people are saying 'hua to hua',
but the country is now saying 'mahamilavati logon ab bahut
hua' (enough is enough)," he said, referring to the coming
together of Congress and like-minded parties against the BJP.
Poor people who never got pucca houses, electricity,
LPG and toilets during Congress era due to its "hua to hua"
casual approach are now saying enough is enough, Modi said.
Targeting the Kamal Nath government in MP over its
"failure" to implement farmers loan waiver promise, Modi
likened people to God and said, "The Congress cheated God."
The Congress has objections in raising the "Bharat
Mata ki Jai" slogan, he said.
Without naming Rahul Gandhi, Modi said the "naamdar"
begins his speeches abusing him.
Modi attributed the failure of senior Congress leader
Digvijay Singh, contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Bhopal
seat, to cast his vote to "internal bickering" within the
party.
"It also reflects the arrogance of the Congress leader
as when the entire country, including the President, myself
and others went to vote, Singh did not go to vote as he was
afraid, Modi said.
On the PM-Kisan scheme, under which Rs 6,000 per
annum are transferred to the accounts of farmers who have less
than five acres of land, Modi said after the Lok Sabha polls,
the five-acre condition would be removed, and more cultivators
would be covered.
Modi criticised the Congress for "neglecting" tribals.
"Tribals exist in this country from the time of Lord Ram. Four
generations of a family served as PM after Independence but
they couldnt see the tribals. It was Atal Bihari Vajpayee who
set up a separate tribal ministry for tribals, Modi said. PTI
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