Gujarat elections 2022: UP CM Yogi Adityanath hits out at AAP and Congress

LUCKNOW: Addressing three rallies in poll-bound Gujarat on Saturday, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath referred to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal as "namoona" from Delhi who has supported terrorists and was against the Ram temple.

Paying respects to Hamirji Gohil, who reportedly died while protecting the Somnath Temple from a Mughal attack, the CM said that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel wanted the temple reconstructed but to “keep its Muslim vote bank happy”, Congress kept delaying the work.
“That namoona (sample) from Delhi is an avowed supporter of terrorism, who suspected the valour of the Indian forces during the country’s surgical strike in Balakot and asked for proof even though Pakistan admitted to the losses on its side caused due to the attack,” the CM said of Kejriwal, whose party is contesting Gujarat assembly polls for the first time and has turned the contest triangular.
“AAP was against the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya and its government in Delhi abandoned people during the Covid pandemic who had to rush to UP for treatment. Those who can’t handle Delhi, what can they do in Gujarat?” the chief minister said, addressing rallies in Gir Somnath, Bhavnagar and Amraili.
In an attack on former PM Jawaraharlal Nehru, Yogi said he was against the reconstruction of Somnath temple for fear of losing Muslim support and it was only because of Vallabhbhai Patel that the temple could be rebuilt. During the rally in Amreli, Yogi said that the absence of the brother and sister of Congress, referring to Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, from the Gujarat campaign was proof that they had already conceded defeat.
“Both Congress and AAP can’t respect people’s faith, nor can they provide security, development and prosperity to the nation and should be rejected. Corruption and supporting terrorism is in their genes. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the country is making rapid strides in development and prosperity while inclusive progress and security of the citizens have also been ensured,” he said.
Under Modi’s leadership, he said, India’s prestige has shot up globally and that the country has defeated the UK, which ruled India for nearly 200 years, to become the fifth largest economy in the world. As the CM of Gujarat, Yogi Adityanath added, Modi had ensured that riots and curfews did not take place and when he became PM, he did not allow terror attacks on Indian soil.
“PM Modi decided to celebrate November 26, the day of the final draft of the Constitution, as Constitution Day to make every citizen realise that they do not only have rights but also have duties towards the country,” he said.
Paying tributes to BR Ambedkar, the CM said that Congress did not give him and Patel due respect whereas Modi not only got a huge statue of Patel built in Gujarat but has also developed five places associated with Ambedkar as ‘Panch teerth’.
Yogi campaigns for Hardik Patel
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath campaigned for Patidar leader Hardik Patel in Viramgam in Gujarat on Saturday.
Patel quit Congress in May this year and joined BJP soon after, which gave him a ticket for the assembly polls.
The CM held a massive roadshow in Viramgam. An official who was accompanying the CM said that the rally was accompanied by chants of Yogi and Jai Shri Ram.
In the middle of the roadshow, the CM stopped his entourage to allow an ambulance to pass through. Later in the day, he visited a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and garlanded it as a mark of respect.