Star campaigner of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday urged voters to elect Narendra Modi-led government for a third term for "continued peace and more development".
Addressing a Vijay Sankalp rally in support of MoS PMO Dr Jitendra Singh at Sports Stadium, Kathua the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said that the Modi government at the Center has ended terrorism by abolishing Article 370.
Yogi said, 'I am grateful to PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah that they have eliminated terrorism and ensured that whether it is Red Fort in Delhi or Lal Chowk in Srinagar, there is excitement and enthusiasm everywhere as development is taking place all around.
Striking an emotional chord with the voters from Kathua, Yogi Adityanath, sporting a Dogra turban (pagdi) appealed to them to elect MoS PMO Dr Jitendra Singh, a close aide of the Prime Minister to ensure the all-round development of the region.
Yogi Adityanath was invited by Dr Jitendra Singh to bolster his poll campaign.
On April 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also scheduled to address an election rally in Udhampur.
Without making mention of the rival candidate Choudhary Lal Singh, Yogi Adityanath also targeted the Congress Party and reminded the electorate how the Congress Party illtreated Jammu and Kashmir and left it at the mercy of God during its term in office.
Referring to the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Yogi Adityanath said that earlier people used to shy away from even taking the name of Ayodhya. He said a majestic Ram temple has been constructed now. When a good government is formed, the wait of five hundred years also ends.
Yogi said 'those who are accidental Hindus had even denied the existence of Ram and Krishna. The Congress party disrespected our faith. He asked the people, 'Could Congress have constructed Ram temple in Ayodhya? Congress says that Ram never existed and Krishna never existed.
In his half-hour-long speech, Yogi Adityanath also listed out the achievements of the Modi government and also presented a report card of his government in Uttar Pradesh. He said that a strong government in the country provided many facilities to the people. 80 crore people got free ration. Health facilities are also being provided to the citizens. National security has been accorded top priority and job opportunities have been created for the youth. Now even when firecrackers are bursting in the country, Pakistan clarifies that it has no involvement in it. Because he knows that now there is a strong government in India.
A total number of 12 candidates are in the fray from Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha seat. The fate of these candidates will be decided by over 16.23 lakh voters on April 19. According to the figures provided by the office of the Returning Officer, there are 16,23,195 registered voters in the Udhampur Lok Sabha seat including 8,45,283 male, 7,77,899 female and 13 transgender electors. The rival candidates are also trying their level best to woo the first-time voters totaling 84,468.
The prestigious seat is set to witness a triangular contest.
Taunting BJP candidate, campaign managers of Choudhary Lal Singh claimed on one hand Dr Jitendra Singh is claiming the Modi government has launched several development projects in the region for the welfare of the common electorate. On the other hand, the BJP poll machinery has deployed all the star campaigners for one constituency to help Dr Jitendra Singh score a hat-trick.
