Modi in Gandhinagar LIVE: Gujarat always favours BJP, says Amit Shah
Narendra Modi to address a mega rally at Gujarat's Gandhinagar for BJP today. Follow Modi's speech LIVE
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New Delhi Last Updated at October 16, 2017 16:58 IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting his home state Gujarat and is expected to address a massive rally at a village near Gandhinagar today.
This is likely to be his last speech at a big public rally before the Election Commission’s model code of conduct kicks in for Gujarat assembly poll. He will also participate in the Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan to be held at Bhat gam near Gandhinagar.
The function will mark the conclusion of 15-day long Gujarat Gaurav Yatra. The BJP started the yatra from two routes - one from Karamsad on the first of this month and another from Porbandar on October 2.
In a series of tweets on Sunday evening, the PM set the stage for the ‘Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan’, or Gujarat pride mega-congregation. A BJP press statement on Sunday evening attempted to underline the importance of the event. It said as many as 10,000 party workers have been involved in making the public meeting a success.
While it isn’t known if the PM might make more announcements, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala had complained on Thursday that the Election Commission postponed announcing the Gujarat poll dates to enable Modi to announce more sops at the Monday rally.
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4:41 PMGujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan underway in Gandhinagar.
4:41 PMBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah is addressing the gathering now
4:37 PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited his home state at least 4 times in the past one month. The Prime minister had invited his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe to Gujarat and laid the foundation for India's first ever bullet train network between Ahmedabad and Mumbai.
4:36 PM The BJP has left no stone unturned to put up a show of strength ahead the assembly elections.
4:32 PM The entire field where the event is taking place in Bhat village in Gandhinagar is flooded with BJP workers and supporters
4:27 PM A large number of people have gathered to listen to the Prime Minister. Jitu Vaghani highlighted that saying seven lakh people as gathered here today
4:26 PMJitu Vaghani is addressing Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan in Gandhinagar.
4:25 PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to declare several welfare schemes for the state.
4:15 PM PM Modi arrives in at Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan in Gandhinagar to address the gathering along with BJP President Amit Shah
4:13 PMGujarat Deputy CM Shri Nitin Patel is now addressing Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan in Gandhinagar.
4:11 PM PM Narendra Modi arrives in Ahmedabad, will now head to Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan in Gandhinagar to address the gathering.
4:09 PM The Gaurav Yatra was meant to highlight the achievements of the BJP government in the State.
4:02 PM “Modi was a micromanager. Right from the first Vibrant Summit to the last one he hosted, Modi wanted to be informed about minute details, including things such as seating and food arrangements. He did things with such an ease that it would leave us in awe,” said someone who closely works with the Gujarat government.
3:58 PM It is said Gujarat made economic strides under the stewardship of Narendra Modi between 2001 and 2014. The data, however, suggest Modi’s absence after his elevation as the Indian prime minister in May 2014 has not made much difference to economic growth in the state.
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3:56 PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi to address the rally soon
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3:42 PM "As it is, we are already facing recession. And what are numbers (peddled by the government)? Numbers can prove one thing and with the same numbers, the other side can also be proven," Sinha said.
3:41 PM
Meanwhile, Yashwant Sinha on Monday once again trained his guns on the economic policies of the Modi government and called for 'lokshakti' (people's power) to check 'rajshakti' (government).
Speaking at a public event organised by farmers' NGO Shetkari Jagar Manch at Akola in Vidarbha region, he also singled out the central government over implementation of GST and demonetisation.
3:37 PM
Gandhi's dig comes in the wake of speculation that the prime minister may announce a host of sops for poll-bound Gujarat.
"Weather report: Ahead of elections, Gujarat will today have rain of rhetoric," he said on Twitter, using the phrase "jumlon ki baarish" in his Hindi tweet.
3:37 PMThe Congress vice president also tagged a report headlined "As Gujarat waits for poll date, state gets projects worth nearly Rs 12,500 crore" with his tweet.
3:36 PM Rhetoric will rain down on Gujarat, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said in a "weather report" ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to his home state today
Will Modi make major announcements for poll-bound Gujarat today?
3:30 PM The Gaurav Yatra was meant to highlight the achievements of the BJP government in the State.
3:29 PM BJP president Amit Shah will also be present at the concluding ceremony of the Gaurav Yatra.
3:23 PMGujarat is due for Assembly elections by the end of this year.
3:19 PM
प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी व भाजपा अध्यक्ष श्री अमित शाह "गुजरात गौरव" महासम्मेलन में विशाल जनसमूह को संबोधित कर्रेंगे। #GujaratGauravpic.twitter.com/yp0kXhD6oY
3:16 PMGujarat elections: While Hardik Patel, convener of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) and Jignesh Mevani, convener of the Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch have openly declared their anti-BJP stand, Alpesh Thakor, convener of the Kshatriya Thakor Sena, is yet to reveal his cards.
2:48 PM Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, BJP national president Amit Shah and many other leaders of the party would be present at the event in Bhat village in Gandhinagar.
2:43 PM The Congress has accused the BJP and the government of "putting pressure" on the Election Commission to not announce simultaneous polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi issued a "weather report" on his official Twitter handle stating that "rhetoric will rain down on Gujarat."
2:36 PM Gandhi had also attacked Shah over the alleged massive turnover of his son’s company after he became the BJP chief in 2014.
2:35 PM Covering Saurashtra and central Gujarat so far, Gandhi has tried to corner the BJP over issues including demonetisation, GST and unemployment as the Congress hopes to upset BJP’s 22-year-long government in the state.
2:35 PM Today's rally comes after the two legs of Navsarjan Yatra by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.
2:27 PM Modi had visited Gujarat to inaugurate and lay foundation stones of various projects in Rajkot, Vadnagar, Gandhinagar and Bharuch
2:26 PM Narendra Modi has been frequently visiting poll-bound Gujarat
2:24 PM “With nearly 7 lakh BJP members attending the event (Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan), this will be the biggest rally ever organized in the country’’, said BJP spokesperson Bharat Pandya.
2:24 PM The BJP has left no stone unturned to put up a show of strength ahead the assembly elections.
2:21 PM The yatra travelled through districts of Central and North Gujarat, whereas the Second leg started on October 2 from Porbandar, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, which passed through Saurashtra and South Gujarat.
2:20 PM The first leg of the yatra started from Karamsad, the native place of Sardar Patel on October 1
2:19 PM The Gaurav Yatra was meant to highlight the achievements of the BJP government in the State.
2:13 PM Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala had complained on Thursday that the Election Commission postponed announcing the Gujarat poll dates to enable Modi to announce more sops at the Monday rally.
2:13 PM The public meeting comes on the heels of the Gujarat government announcing a series of sops
2:10 PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: Gujarat Gaurav Yatras showcased the spirit of Jan Shakti and reflected Gujarat's strong faith in politics of development and good governance.
2:09 PM
I bow to the people of Gujarat for blessing BJP for decades. We will always fulfil the dreams of every Gujarati with full strength & vigour
2:03 PM In a series of tweets on Sunday evening, the PM set the stage for the ‘Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan’, or Gujarat pride mega-congregation
First Published: Mon, October 16 2017. 16:43 IST
Modi in Gandhinagar LIVE: Gujarat always favours BJP, says Amit Shah
Narendra Modi to address a mega rally at Gujarat's Gandhinagar for BJP today. Follow Modi's speech LIVE
Narendra Modi to address a mega rally at Gujarat's Gandhinagar for BJP today. Follow Modi's speech LIVE
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting his home state Gujarat and is expected to address a massive rally at a village near Gandhinagar today.
This is likely to be his last speech at a big public rally before the Election Commission’s model code of conduct kicks in for Gujarat assembly poll. He will also participate in the Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan to be held at Bhat gam near Gandhinagar.
The function will mark the conclusion of 15-day long Gujarat Gaurav Yatra. The BJP started the yatra from two routes - one from Karamsad on the first of this month and another from Porbandar on October 2.
In a series of tweets on Sunday evening, the PM set the stage for the ‘Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan’, or Gujarat pride mega-congregation. A BJP press statement on Sunday evening attempted to underline the importance of the event. It said as many as 10,000 party workers have been involved in making the public meeting a success.
While it isn’t known if the PM might make more announcements, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala had complained on Thursday that the Election Commission postponed announcing the Gujarat poll dates to enable Modi to announce more sops at the Monday rally.
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