Proud to take inspiration from the donkey: PM Modi
LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took on UP CM Akhilesh Yadav for his “Gujarat ke gadhe” comment by saying that he was proud to work hard to ensure the welfare of the people of the country. Addressing a rally in Bahraich on Thursday, the PM said he was proud to take inspiration from the donkey that serves its master day in and day out without prejudice and caring for itself.
“The people of the country are the bosses. I work tirelessly for them and will continue to do so,” the PM said, adding that for the donkey, it didn’t matter if it was carrying a sack of sugar or lime on its back but just committed to doing its duty.
Addressing an election rally in Rae Bareli recently, Akhilesh Yadav had said that thespian Amitabh Bachchan should stop endorsing ‘donkeys of Gujarat’. Gujarat Tourism TV advertisements feature the megastar. He repeated the taunt on Wednesday at a public meeting in Bahraich. “There are lions and cheetahs in Bahraich but I don’t want to talk about donkeys,” Akhilesh had said. Akhilesh Yadav’s statement came a day after the PM stirred a controversy by drawing a parallel between Hindu and Muslim festivals.
Modi said Yadav’s comment of belittling the animal reflected his casteist mentality and that was not surprising as the “SP government lets its entire machinery go about looking for buffaloes when they go missing,” in apparent reference to SP minister Azam Khan’s buffaloes which had gone missing in Rampur until the UP police tracked them down.
The PM’s rally came on a day when BJP won eight out of 10 municipal corporations in Maharashtra and people of Uttar Pradesh voted in the fourth phase of elections. Referring to the Maharashtra verdict, he said, “Congress is to be seen nowhere, and in UP, too, the Congress will fail and also ensure its alliance partner SP’s defeat too.”
“Akhilesh has shown so much hatred for Gujarat where Dayanand Saraswati, Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel were born… where Lord Krishna chose to settle. This is our country, this much hate doesn’t suit you. I am surprised that no minister of state government has given his report card. And yet, without any shame they come on TV and say ‘kaam bolta hai’,” Modi added.
The prime minister reiterated that there was a BJP wave in the state. He addressed two election rallies in Bahraich and Basti on Thursday. Both places go to polls on February 27 and have been strongholds of the SP and BSP for many years. Modi accused the SP government of converting Bahraich into a den of corruption. He said once his government assumes power in UP it will clear the dues of farmers.
“The people of the country are the bosses. I work tirelessly for them and will continue to do so,” the PM said, adding that for the donkey, it didn’t matter if it was carrying a sack of sugar or lime on its back but just committed to doing its duty.
Addressing an election rally in Rae Bareli recently, Akhilesh Yadav had said that thespian Amitabh Bachchan should stop endorsing ‘donkeys of Gujarat’. Gujarat Tourism TV advertisements feature the megastar. He repeated the taunt on Wednesday at a public meeting in Bahraich. “There are lions and cheetahs in Bahraich but I don’t want to talk about donkeys,” Akhilesh had said. Akhilesh Yadav’s statement came a day after the PM stirred a controversy by drawing a parallel between Hindu and Muslim festivals.
Modi said Yadav’s comment of belittling the animal reflected his casteist mentality and that was not surprising as the “SP government lets its entire machinery go about looking for buffaloes when they go missing,” in apparent reference to SP minister Azam Khan’s buffaloes which had gone missing in Rampur until the UP police tracked them down.
The PM’s rally came on a day when BJP won eight out of 10 municipal corporations in Maharashtra and people of Uttar Pradesh voted in the fourth phase of elections. Referring to the Maharashtra verdict, he said, “Congress is to be seen nowhere, and in UP, too, the Congress will fail and also ensure its alliance partner SP’s defeat too.”
“Akhilesh has shown so much hatred for Gujarat where Dayanand Saraswati, Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel were born… where Lord Krishna chose to settle. This is our country, this much hate doesn’t suit you. I am surprised that no minister of state government has given his report card. And yet, without any shame they come on TV and say ‘kaam bolta hai’,” Modi added.
The prime minister reiterated that there was a BJP wave in the state. He addressed two election rallies in Bahraich and Basti on Thursday. Both places go to polls on February 27 and have been strongholds of the SP and BSP for many years. Modi accused the SP government of converting Bahraich into a den of corruption. He said once his government assumes power in UP it will clear the dues of farmers.
