Mayawati-Akhilesh Deoband Rally LIVE: Modi's Parents Never Taught Him to Speak Truth, Says Ajit Singh

RLD leader Ajit Singh accused the Prime Minister of lying to people over jobs and poverty eradication schemes. "His parents never taught him to speak the truth," Singh said in a personal remark over Prime minister NArendra Modi. 

Farmers will not forgive Modi, Ajit Singh said, adding that when the farmers demanded their rights and the due for their crops, they were retaliated with bullets and water cannons. "Farmers don't need donation, they need the due of their crop," he said. 

Taking a swipe at the Prime Minister, Ajit Singh said, "What has Modi done in 5 years? Modi wasn't talking about your acche din, but his own achche din." He said that the BJP has come to power because of riots as they had no presence in the region. 

Ajit Singh of RLD starts to speak at the joint rally and refers to Mayawati as the leader of the nation. 

"The Congress is trying to make its presence stronger in Uttar Pradesh. They are not concerned about the development of the country," Akhilesh Yadav alleged. 

"Farmers here sow sugarcane and sweeten the entire nation. But BJP doesn't care about you. Mayawati ji acted against mill owners, we acted against mill owners. But the BJP has done nothing,"  Akhilesh Yadav said.

The war of words escalated at the joint rally of SP-BSP combine. "Drunk on power, they call us milawati gathbandhan. This gathbandhan is not milawat, this is for mahaparivartan (mega transformation). This is gathbandhan for electing a new Prime Minister," Akhilesh said. "They showed us that PM was washing the feet of sanitation workers and in reality they were wiping off their jobs," he said. 

Akhilesh raked up PM Modi's promises and said that none of them was fulfilled. "Where are promises that BJP made with Modi claiming to be Chaiwala? Where are achche din, Rs 15 lakh, crores of jobs?" he said.  "First he came as a Chaiwala, we trusted him. Now, he has come as a chowkidar," he said.

Striking the chord of communal harnony in Deoband, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said Saharanpur is flanked by Mata Shakumbhari Devi on one end and Darul Uloom on the other. "There are leaders who only spread hatred. If you ask them about old promises, they will not speak on them," Akhilesh said. 

Modi, Yogi Need to be Removed: Mayawati | Removing Modi is not enough, Yogi also needs to be shown the door, Mayawati said at the rally in Deoband. "The BJP is misusing Pulwama issue, GST & note ban caused huge job loss; don't allow these people to come back," Mayawati tells Deoband rally. 

Appealing the minorities , especially the Muslims, to vote for the Gathbandhan, said that Congress is busy dividing the vote bank as they  want to defeat the grand alliance. "Don't get divided, vote enmass for gathbandhan. We have BSP vote in every seat, SP is also mobilised. If Muslims want BJP to lose, they have to stand firmly behind Gathbandhan," she said. 

Upping the ante against Congress, Mayawati said that the grand old party's scheme to provide Rs 6,000 per month to poor households indicates that they are not serious about eradicating poverty. "If we form a government, we will not just give Rs 6,000 but also provide stable employment to every household," she said. 

Mayawati at the Deoband rally said that people have given chance to the BJP and the Congress, but they have failed the people. "We can't allow them to take power again at any cost," the BSP chief said. She took a swipe at the Congress manifesto and termed it as 'hawa-hawai' adding that she believes in saying less and delivering more. 

BJP has Unleashed CBI : Mayawati | "Borders are insecure under the BJP and the recent terror attacks are a testimony for this," Mayawati said at the joint rally in Deoband. She said that the BJP government at the Centre has unleashed CBI and  Enforcement Directorate to falsely implicate opposition leaders.

She took a swipe at the BJP and the Congress saying that Congress’ Bofors and BJP’s Rafale is an evidence of corruption.

Mayawati talked about the minority communities  saying that the successive regimes have failed to provode them their rights. "The employment quotas remain vacant," she said. 

Mayawati has taken up the issue of the sugarcane farmers at the rally. "The promises made to the sugarcane farmers about the clearance of dues remain unfulfilled," she said adding that her government had taken initiatives to clear the dues. She assured clearance of dues after coming to power and action agaisnt private mill owners who fail to pay the farmers. 

Slamminng PM Modi, Mayawati said that Modi government has not fulfilled even one-fourth of the promises that he made before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections to the women, farmers, labourers and everyone in the country. 

"Gathbandhan is coming and BJP is going,  provided they don't tamper with the  Electronic Voting Machines," Mayawati said., adding that the voters will put an end to 'drama of chowkidari'. 

"This election, Uttar Pradesh is bidding farewell to the BJP and embracing the Gathbandhan. As soon as PM Modi will know about the huge crowd at this rally today, he will again attack the alliance and speak absurdly," said Maywayati at the joint rally in Deoband.  

The joint election rally of SP-BSP combine has begun in Deoband and BSP chief Mayawati has started to speak. This is for the first time in 25 years that the two parties are holding a joint rally. 

Bureaucrats running show in Odisha, they have no understanding  of people's aspirations, said BJP chief  Amit Shah while releasing BJP's poll manifesto for the state. "In BJD-ruled Odisha, the powers of elected representatives have been handed over to bureaucrats," Shah said in Bhubaneswar, adding that those involved in chit fund and mining scams in Odisha would be put behind bars. 

Interesting visuals coming from Deoband where crowd awaits Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav to hold a joint rally. 

Written by lyricist Javed Akhtar and filmed by Nikhil Advani, the Congress has launched its slogan for 2019 Lok Sabha polls 'Ab Hoga Nyay'. The Congress campaign will  be centered around 'Nyay', this word promises justice to all, said party leader  Anand Sharma. 

Mayawati has arrived at the venue in Deoband where she will be addressing the rally with alliance partner SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. 

As the people wait for Ahliesh Yadav and Mayawati in Deoband, supporters of Bhim army chief Chandrashekhar Azad are also seen in the crowd, waving party flags.  

As BJP chief Amit Shah released the party manifesto in Bhubaneswar, Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik continued his tirade against the Centre for neglecting the state. Addressing an election rally Patnaik said Odisha govt has launched Aahar yojana without Centre's assistance. He further alleged that Centre refused to provide rice for 30 lakh poor people of the state. 

People have gathered for the SP-BSP rally in Deoband ahead of first phase of polling on April 11. This is for the first time in 25 years that the two parties will hold a joint rally.  

BJP chief Amit Shah has released the party's manifesto for Odisha in capital  Bhubaneswar. Odisha will go to Assembly and Lok Sabha polls simultaneously. The manifesto has been released in Odia language.  

Deoband is geared up to host the first rally of SP-BSP combine ahead of first phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 11.