LIVE: Modi's Agra rally, NSG commandos, Gujarat STF, 1,000 UP cops deployed

Agra: Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi today addressed a huge election rally in Agra.Massive security arrangements were made to guard Narendra Modi. Apart from NSG commandos, Gujarat STF and 1,000 UP policemen were deployed to provide optimal security to Narendra Modi who is at the top of hit list of terror outfits, as revealed by recent IB alerts.Here we are giving you minute-by-minute updates of this rally:15:52- Narendra Modi concludes his speech15:51- Modi:I thank you for support & assure you that we will bring a change with the Mantra of development15:50- Modi:You cannot imagine how thick skinned they have become. And the reason is they do not see people as strength but as those in their pockets15:49- Modi: One of the Central Ministers from UP faced corruption charge of 70 lakhs, another Minister from UP remarked corruption of 70 lakh is not believavble, may be 70cr15:48- Modi:What is more unfortunate is that the Congress leaders are not bothered about corruption. They feel it is a part of politics 15:47- Modi:UP has no electricity but why is there 24/7 power in places of select people. Why this injustice?15:46- Modi:Do you get electricity? Someone is ill but there is no fan. Someone has to study but there is no electricity15:45- Modi:For how long will our youth keep leaving their homes like this. We need development 15:44- Modi:People from here who come to Gujarat told me it is not easy to live there in Agra15:43- Modi:Is there anyone here who has got jobs from Delhi?15:42- Modi:BJP is driven by principles of nationalism and integration We do not want to divide people15:41- Modi:They are competing on vote bank politics. It is due to sins of Congress that SP and BSP have emerged15:40- Modi: vote bank politics of Congress has been learnt by other parties like SP BSP & they added their own colour to it15:39- Modi:Congress has no interest in the development of the nation. This is because they are following vote bank politics15:38-Modi:We should focus on value addition that will help the farmers15:36-Modi:Political pundits wonder whether Gujarat model will work in other states. But, I ask, should people get clean drinking water or not?15:35-Modi:Those sitting in Lucknow do not know what the common men and women want. That is the reason you are not getting water15:34-Modi:We are near the Yamuna but does Agra have clean drinking water15:33-Modi:Centre and State keep passing the buck and no one does anything15:32-Modi:If their Minister belongs to a smaller place, they will build an airport but not for Agra, which has attracted tourists from across the world15:31-Modi:Taj Mahal is known all over the world. Should there not be a good airport in Agra?15:30- Modi:I do not think Agra would gain from this. Reason is the mindset of those sitting in Delhi. They do not know what is priority15:29-Modi: It is said that tourism business will cross 3 trillion dollars. But, will Agra gain from this? 15:26- Modi: Today Agra has broken all records.This is a historic land for various reasons.Those who like tourism have to come to Agra 15:20- Modi arrives at the stage14:45 - Kalyan Singh: Power never goes off in Gujarat while in UP it never comes off.There is no unemployment and corruption in Gujarat14:42- Kalyan Singh - We were also CMs and there were never riots then. This UP Government is not able to stop these riots14:36- Kalyan Singh: Modi is a yug Purush and such people take take birth after long long time14:34- Kalraj Mishra: Narendra Modi is a symbol of good governance while UPA is a symbol of bad governance14:32 - Modi arrives at airport13:30 pm: Muzaffarnagar riots accused BJP MLAs Sangeet Som and Suresh Rana felicitated at Modi's Agra rally.13:35 pm: Senior BJP leaders Lalji Tandon, Kalraj Mishra and Surya Pratap Sahi felicitate both the MLAs.Metal detectors have been installed at the entrance gates. Parking has been permitted at a place several kilometers away from the Koti Meena Bazar ground.The venue has been turned into a fortress as the authorities do not want to take any chance especially after bombs exploded during and before Modi's rally at Patna on October 27.Modi now has three layers of protection - one group to take on any attackers, a second to provide cover and a third to get him to safety.The BJP has announced that it will felicitate two of its MLAs Sangeet Som and Suresh Rana at Modi's Agra rally. The two legislators were jailed for inciting communal violence in Muzaffarnagar. BJP's move to felicitate jailed MLAs has invited sharp criticism from opposition parties including Congress.

LIVE: Modi's Agra rally, NSG commandos, Gujarat STF, 1,000 UP cops deployed

Agra: Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi today addressed a huge election rally in Agra.Massive security arrangements were made to guard Narendra Modi. Apart from NSG commandos, Gujarat STF and 1,000 UP

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