Faridabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi breathed in new life into the election scene in Faridabad as he addressed an election rally in this National Capital Region on Monday.
Flanked by the Haryana BJP unit, Modi appealed to the voters to elect a majority government in the state like that at the Centre during the Haryana Assembly elections. He dared the ruling Congress party claiming that it won't be able to reach double digit in the Assembly elections.
He reminded Congress of its humiliating defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. "Congress will meet its fate because of its own sins," he said.
From the Gandhis to the Chautalas, Modi targeted both Congress and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) over dynasty politics. He called for its end. "Farmers' land is being given to son-in-law, this has to stop," he said referring to the alleged land scam involving Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
Addressing a big crowd at the Dussehra Ground in Faridabad, Modi promised better jobs, education and infrastructure for Faridabad if the BJP was voted to power. He also said that he won't be able to 'help' Haryana in case any other government came to power.
"There is a man in Delhi who is worried about your security and respect. This is my Haryana, I cannot see it getting ruined," he said to a roaring crowd.
Faridabad MP Krishanpal Gurjar, former cricketer Chetan Sharma and candidates from the nine Assembly constituencies from Faridabad shared the stage with Modi.
In his 30 minute-long speech, Modi once again targeted former CM Om Prakash Chautaa Chautala saying, "the one who cannot trust his sons, how will he trust you people." Chautala is serving a jail term after hin conviction in a teachers' recruitment scam but is out on bail campaigning for his party INLD.
Modi called for the general population in Haryana to check the worsening sex ration in the state. He reminded, "Against 1000 men in Haryana, there are only 875 women, which mean over 125 of our boys will remain bachelors. This has to stop. We live in the 21st century and not the 18th century."
He assured that the monthly pension for the old will not be less than Rs 1000.
Modi once again tried to woo Haryana's rural populace through this rally, like his previous ones at Hisar and Karnal. But Faridabad, which houses a major chunk of Haryana's urban population, did not see anything come its way.
He reminded the gathered public about 'Swachch Bharat Abhiyan' and asked them to pick up the garbage littered by them around the venue.
'Crowd puller' Modi' rally is sure to have an impact on the fortunes of BJP candidates in Faridabad but it is to be seen if the BJP manages to form a majority government in the state ruled by caste and panchayats.
BJP, for the first time has fielded candidates in all the 90 Assembly seats. It recently broke its alliance with the Haryana Janhit Congress. Party sources say BJP may finish third in the race when the counting of votes take place on October 19. It may join hands with INLD.
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