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Live reporting: As PM, I will be your watchman in Delhi, says Modi at Punjab rally

Jagraon (Punjab): Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today said that if elected as PM of India, he will function as people's watchman in Delhi and will ensure that their money

02:45 pm - Modi:Congress always makes promises about implementing one rank-one pension but they never implement this. This time again they have promised it after I supported it but they are not honest this time as well. Had Vajpayee ji won in 2004, it would have been implemented by now. 

02:41 pm - Modi: We go into elections as National Democratic alliance (NDA) but once in power, we function as National Development alliance (NDA)

02:40 pm - Modi:Those sitting in Delhi did not listen to even Supreme Court which asked them to distribute spoiled wheat among poor. Instead the govt sold it to wine manufacturers.We need to divide FCI into three separate wings- procurement, management and distribution.

02:38 pm - Modi: For growth of India , we have to focus on three areas - agriculture, manufacturing and service sector. In case of agriculture, we have to adopt new means beacuse we can't increase the size of land any more. Therefore, we have to use modern science for increasing production per hectare.We also have to provide "valu-add" to our farmers. For example,the farmer will earn better if he sells ketchup instead of tomato only.He will earn better if he has better idea of packaging and marketing.

02:35pm - Modi: I can assure you that if I became PM , I'll be like a watchman and I'll not allow any hand to loot your money. This will be my responsibility to enhance the prestige of the turban that you have given to me. The combination of Prakash Singh Badal and Sukhabir Badal is superb as Prakash Badal keeps talking about farmers while Sukhbir Badal keeps talking about new India.