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Live reporting: Modi lambasts UPA govt for farmer suicides, beheading of jawans

Wardha(Maharashtra): BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today lambasted the Congress-led UPA government for the spate in suicides by farmers in Maharashtra and the beheading of army jawans by Pakistani soldiers on the border.  Addressing

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: March 21, 2014 6:12 IST
For ban on cotton export, Gujarat cotton growers faced Rs 60,000 cr loss. The govt bans cotton export, but allows mutton export. ( The crowd laughs). 

Because of huge meat exports, the livestock in north India is getting reduced steeply. The farmers who lost in cultivation could at least have produced milk from cows and buffaloes.

4:30 pm
: Modi: Let them first say how they will bring back the heads of jawans who were beheaded,. In war, the number of jawans killed at the hands of terrorists is more than the number of jawans killed in war. Kaun jimmewar hai?

Modi asks loudly.  The crowd shouts: Congress.  You tell me, is any farmer safe and secure, can any famer trust any Central minister or the Central govt?   the crowd shouts No. During every crisis, they announce packages.  Do you get anything from such packages? Crowd shouts No. then you pack off this government.

4:28 pm : Modi: Today the shehzadeh (prince) of Congress tried to mislead the people in order to get votes. He claimed he introduced one rank, one pension scheme, and it was implemented in 3 days. For 60 years, this party ruled the country, the jawans of the country, whether serving or retired, continuously appealed to the government to grant one rank, one pension.

They did not do this for 60 years.  Even today I say Congress' promises are hollow. Even today they are speaking lies.

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