Prime Minister Modi is mann ka chor and need not steal votes, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday while hitting out at Opposition parties over their vote chori allegation. Like Makhanchor (Lord Krishna fondly called by the name for his love for fresh butter during his childhood), Modi is mann Ka chor, she said heaping praise on the Prime Minister.
Hitting out at Opposition over their vote chori allegation, the CM said Prime Minister Narendra Modi “steals hearts” and has earned international respect, with countries like even the US “saluting” India. “Modi does not need to steal votes, she asserted and added that this allegation was being drummed up by parties that have lost power and are now scared to face elections.
Speaking at the ‘Vishwakarma Puja’ programme held at Delhi Secretariat, she said PM has instilled a “new energy” in the country through his leadership. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces abuse because they (Opposition) are troubled at why the country is progressing, the poor are being benefited and even countries like the US are saluting India,” she said while addressing a gathering of workers.
The Opposition parties are indulging in “dirty” politics, she said. “They allege ‘vote chori’ but Modi steals hearts and he has stolen hearts of us all,” she asserted.
The Chief Minister assailed the Gandhi family, accusing it of nepotism, while asserting Modi is a “saint” who devoted his life to the service of the country and never benefited anyone in his family. In an apparent attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, she said, “(He) gave land to his brother-in-law, post to his sister and made his mother prime ministerial candidate and himself indulges in whatever nobody understands.”
The Congress has been at the forefront of accusing the BJP of vote chori (vote theft) ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections. The party has been levelling allegations of collusion between the Election Commission and the BJP Government at the Centre to influence election results.
After performing Vishwakarma Puja at the Delhi Secretariat, the chief minister praised the workers for contributing to the growth of the country and announced that her Government will launch 500 creches for children of women working as labourers in the city on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday on September 17. She said development of any state is not possible without the hard work put in by the labourers.
After coming to power in Delhi six months ago, the BJP Government has launched various welfare measures like the Ayushman Bharat health scheme and Arogya Mandir clinics that will benefit the poor, she said. “We are going to launch 500 creches named Palna on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, where children of women workers will be take care of while they are at work,” she said. She added that Delhi belongs to the workers and her Government will always stand with them through thick and thin.
