Live: Modi alleges Congress planning to bring weak coalition govt at Centre

1:05 pm: Modi: Shastriji gave the slogan Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan. Today more farmers are dying because of suicides compared to the martyrdom of jawans. Our jawans are being beheaded by enemies, and the Centre is sitting idle.

1:02 pm:  Modi: Your chief minister (Akhilesh) wanted a lion from Gujarat. We were ready to give, but they said we are afraid of the lion, and will keep him in a cage. I invited netaji, his son chief minister, his bahu, his brother and entire family to visit the Gir lion range, and see our lions walking around freely.

12: 56 pm: Modi: In Gujarat 90 pc Muslims are in the kite making industry. From an industry with rs 35 cr turnover, it has now a Rs 500 cr turnover. And, here is Bareilly, the manjha industry is dying because of competition from Chinese , and the rulers in Delhi and Lucknow are sleeping

12:52 pm: Modi: Bareilly is famous for its 'manjha' (glass thread) used for kites in Gujarat. Without the manjha from Bareilly, the kites from Gujarat can never fly. Crowd applauds.

12:50 pm: Modi begins speech. Apologizes for being late. Says, he was waiting at Delhi airport since 9:30 pm awaiting permission for helicopter to take off.