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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

02:30pm - Modi: I am surprised that Congress talks about corruption these days. The fact is they have drafted ABCD of corruption. A for Adarsh scam, B for Bofors scam, C for Coal scam and so on. Rajiv Gandhi had said that if centre releases Re 1 then only 15 paise used to reach to the ground level. I want to ask about those hands that used to reduce Re 1 to 15 paise.

02:26pm - Modi: SAD-BJP alliance in Punjab is not only a political alliance, actually it's a reflection of Hindu-Sikh unity. Defying tradition of power swinging between Congress and SAD in the past, Prakash singh Badal led SAD stormed back to power for a second consecutive term in Punjab and I thank people of Punjab for that. 

02:23pm -Modi:
Today rumours are being spread amongst Sikhs about Gujarat. I want to tell you that every Indian has as much right on Gujarat as I have.No Sikh working in Gujarat will ever have to leave the state. If any officer ever tries to do that then that officer will have to go and not the sikhs. 

02:16pm- Modi:  Gujarat has a close relationship with Punjab as one of the ' Panj-pyare' was a Gujarati. In Gujarat, the paduka of Guru Nanak Dev is still kept in Lakhpat Gurudwara of Gujarat. The Gurudwara suffered severe damages in earthquake. When I went there as CM, I saw the damage to the Gurudwara.Since it wascompletely destroyed, we decided to build a brand new Gurudwara but with the same architecture and today it's one of the most important Gurudwaras of the world.

02:15pm -
Modi begins his speech