LIVE: I want 300 seats because 'Yeh dil mange more', says Modi in Palampur, Himachal

New Delhi: Amid escalating war of words, Narendra Modi today alleged that Congress was a “dhokebaaz” (fraud) party and described its manifesto as “dhokapatra”. “I do not like saying it but Congress is a party that betrays people. It is a “dhokebaaz” party. See their 2009 manifesto. It is not a manifesto but a ‘dhokapatra',” he said at an election rally here.Referring to price rise, BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate said, “Congress had promised in its 2009 manifesto that it will bring down prices within 100 days. So is it not a ‘dhokapatra' ?”Modi said the people may forgive a mistake but they do not spare a cheat. “If you cheat people, they will not forgive you. They may forgive a mistake but not a cheat.” Asking people to give BJP a chance at the Centre, he said, “You have given 60 years to the ruler (Congress), now give me 60 days to serve you. The country does not need a ruler, it needs a “sevak” (servant).“I want to serve the people as a servant for which I want your blessings.”Trying to strike an emotional cord with the people in Himachal Pradesh, he repeatedly chanted the famous quote of martyr Vikram Batra “Ye Dil Mange More” in his home town. Batra, who fought the 1999 Kargil war, was awarded Param Vir Chakra (PVC), the highest military honour, posthumously. “I want 300 lotuses (seats), including all the four in Himachal to make a strong government at the Centre and pull the country out from the ditch and put it back on the rails,” the Gujarat Chief Minister said.He will address rallies at Kangra, Mandi, and Solan in Himachal Pradesh.He will also address a rally at Dehradun in Uttarkhand and 7th round of the 3D Bharat Vijay rally.Here are the live updates of Narendra Modi's rallies:Modi's rally in Vikasnagar, Uttarakhand:3:57 pm: Modi concludes his speech as the crowd continues to cheer.3:56 pm: Modi: If your vehicle gets stuck in a small muck then the driver can pull it out. But if it falls in the trench, then many people will be required. I need 300 lotuses in Delhi so that I can pull this nation out of the trench.3:53 pm: Modi: I have seen poverty. I know how it feels to sleep with an empty stomach. I have lived poverty. It's your love that has brought me here today. You tell me what kind of govt you want. Do you want a dead govt, hospitalized govt? You need a strong government - A government with the right intention. If you want that then you will need to form a strong government in Delhi. 3:51 pm: Modi: Our Rahul bhaiya has never seen poverty. So he moves around the country to see poverty. He even takes media persons along with him o get nice pictures clicked. He wants to see how a poor man is – does he have stomach, eyes, ears…He was born with a silver spoon after all! 3:49: Modi: They have such a haughty attitude - we have been born with a silver spoon in our mouths, we above royal - and that tea seller…he is here to take on us??? If they get to face me someday then they might just chew me alive. 3:47: pm: Modi: Mark my words; this family (Gandhi) will loose its grip. The amount of lies they are spreading! They are saying they will put Modi in jail. The more you try to put Modi behind the bars, the more love I'll get from the people of this country. 3:46: pm: Silencing the crowd: Modi: Either you let me speak or you speak. I acknowledge your love and anger and embrace it.3:46 pm: Crowd cheers loudly. This distracts Modi and he stops speaking. 3:44 pm: Modi: So I know the kind of help you require. God used me to deliver Gujarat from problems, now I will deliver Uttarakhand too. This election is being fought by the people of this country. It is being fought by farmers, mothers and sisters. Look at the crowd. Even the road is full of people. I have been rallying in so many places across the country. I know that there will be many places where Congress will not win a single seat. One such will be in UK.3:41 pm: Modi: Sometimes think it's in my destiny to do good work. That is why Uttrakhand's responsibility is also in my hands. I have suffered a calamity so I understand it very well. Way back in 2001 Gujarat encountered a highly destructive earthquake. Had the nation not helped we could not have revived. 3:38 pm: Modi: Now I want to give you assurance. I will work for your state. 3:32 pm: Modi: I was overwhelmed to see her chastity. If you want this nation to improve, then I know of just one remedy - development. It is the only solution. Politics of casteism, brother and brother in law politics, mother- son politics, etc has ruined this nation. Now there is just one way. Every state has a quality of its own. This country's map has changed because people sitting under the AC's in Delhi are unable to formulating correct policies. For aircraft there should be another scheme and for water another. But our Delhi government fails to understand that. 3:30 pm: Modi: Then I'd seen BJP workers, regardless of the dangers impressed on them, came here to cater to the need of the people. I greeted those workers. Maharani Raj Laxmi too came here to wipe tears of the afflicted. I've seen her caring for people like a mother. 3:28 pm: Modi: Recently Uttarakhand suffered from a catastrophe. It was struck with calamity because of cloud burst. People here were cursing their fate. But apart from the natural calamity that had caused much damage, political crisis was even more painful. 3:26: pm: Modi begins his speechModi's Solan speech:2:34pm- Modi concludes his speech with chants of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.2:30pm – Modi: The nation has fallen into a deep trench and I need 300 lotuses to lift the country out of this trench. Please send 4 lotuses from Himachal.2:26pm – Modi: I want to speak to youths between 18-28 years age group. You know plus two results are very important for you. For this age group, even a loss of 5 days can destroy his life. If an incompetent govt takes over in Delhi then all your dreams will be lost. Therefore, you need a strong govt in Delhi to realize your dreams. Therefore, decide your own destiny. 2:24pm – Modi: PM says that he does not see any Modi wave. Actually, he can't see anything beyond mother-son. I'm destined to do good work only.2:22pm – Modi: Kutch was completely destroyed in earth quake. But now we have changed it completely. Kutch, a desert, is now exporting vegetables that are ready made. You just have to make it warm and eat it. If Kutch can do it, then why not Himachal? 2:20pm – Modi: More farmers have committed suicides than the number of soldiers who have sacrificed their lives on the borders. For the mother-son duo, the new slogan is ‘Mar jawan, Mar Kisan'. 2:18pm – Modi: What kind of govt do you want? Do you want a weak govt? Do you want a govt lying in hospital? Do you want a mother-son govt? You have wasted 10 years. Now you need a strong govt. L B Shastri had given slogan of Jai Jawan , Jai Kisan. But can we say that anymore? Even the mothers of Himachal tell their sons that don't care about your mother, just care about mother land. Indian soldiers are being martyred on a daily basis.2:15pm – Modi: This nation will not be misled anymore. The country wants to carve out its own destiny. The nation has already voted for a large number of seats. I have toured across the country. The voters have done two things in last phases of elections. One, the govt of ‘mother-son' is gone. And second, they have laid the foundation of new govt. Now you have to help form a strong govt in Delhi. 2:10pm – Modi: This is a land of God and braves. This is a land of mushrooms. Even doctors advise to eat mushroom. The political pundits, who keep talking about swings sitting in AC rooms should come and see these rallies. This time they all will be proved wrong. The 2014 elections is not about arithmetic, it's about chemistry of 125 crore people. 2:02pm – Modi: You have given me a lot. Now, you give me a chance so that I could return the favour. 2pm- Modi begins his speech in SolanModi's rally in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh: 12:13 pm: Modi ends his speech 12:08 pm: Modi: I want to take five more minutes of your time. This is not a part of my political speech. I wish to speak to the youth. I wish to speak youth between the age of 18 to 28. I want to talk to you about your future. No matter how much a student studies, his 12th marks are most pertinent as they define his/her future. Everyone I the family realizes this phase. Like wise you life depends on this period. If one has to go for an interview and he misses the train, then he misses out on an opportunity. If you have a good for nothing government in Delhi, then will you be able to create your future? Will you be able to fulfill your parent's dreams? For that you need a strong government. Forget about Modi or anyone else; just think about your future. 12: 07 pm: Modi: What kind of a government do you want in Delhi? Do want a dead government? Or one that runs on mother- son's oxygen? If a car is stuck in the muck then it can be pulled out by the driver. But if it goes down in the trench then many men will be required to pull it out. That is why I need many supporters – yeh dil maange more…I want all the lotuses. Please vote for BJP. 12:06 pm: Modi: The Prime Minister had once said that money does not grow on trees. But here in this state we have someone in whose orchard money does grow. 12:05 pm: Modi: There is one field in the entire world that is performing extremely well – tourism. It has witnessed 40% growth worth 3 trillion. If we focus on Himachal's tourism then this state's economy will grow. Terrorism divides but tourism unites. Many projects get stuck in Himachal in the name of environment. 12:03 pm: Modi: There is vacancy in the army. Every mother of Himachal wants to see her son child in the army suit. But the Delhi government is not opening way for employment in the army despite vacancy. 12: 00 pm: Modi: This Congress party is fake. I feel pained for using such language but I can't restrain. Their manifesto is a betrayal. They had previously promised that they would reduce price hike. Have they done that? Those who have fooled you, will you leave their side? (Crowd shouts – yes!). Public cannot forgive betrayal. Consider the previous elections. They have always talked about empowering the Indian Army. Tell me – have they done anything for our soldiers? At least they can be fair to these people. If army is not taken care of then how will people like Vikram Batra be born? When he died, he felt proud that he was dying for the nation. 11:59 am: Modi: One must never lose heart. The youth of India has great stamina. It has the capacity not just to change India but the entire world. 11:57 am: Modi: I spent three years in Palampur. In 2001, the infamous Bhuj earthquake has shaken Gujarat. Everyone thought that now this State would be demolished. It would cease to exist. I was made to leave the Himalayas and return to Gujarat. And Gujarat revived. Not just that- it is now touching new horizons. 11:56 am: Modi: I promise that I will heal your broken dreams. I'll pour light into your life. 11:52 am: Modi: This election has brought ray of hope. I want your blessing. You have given 60 years to the rulers. History has it that rulers have always tried to destroy the nation. Now our country needs a servant. I want to work for you as your servant. “Yeh dil maange more”…60 months. Give me just 60 months to serve you. 11:50 am: Modi: This is the first time that elections are not being fought politicians and candidates. They are being fought by the people. People are mainly pondering over two issues – 1. They are bursting with anger on the ones who have divided the nation. 2. They desire change. Youth desires change. 11:48 am: Modi begins his speech.

LIVE: I want 300 seats because 'Yeh dil mange more', says Modi in Palampur, Himachal

New Delhi: Amid escalating war of words, Narendra Modi today alleged that Congress was a “dhokebaaz” (fraud) party and described its manifesto as “dhokapatra”. “I do not like saying it but Congress is a party

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